This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 08 range of cars.
The Mercedes-Benz 18/80 hp Nürburg 460's engine is a supercharged petrol, 4.6 litre, side valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 79 bhp (80 PS/59 kW) of power at 3400 rpm, and maximum torque of 237 N·m (175 lb·ft/24.2 kgm) at 1200 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 2150 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 100 km/h (62 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3670 mm | 144.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Length | 4890 mm | 192.5 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2150 kg | 4740 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 85 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 08 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4624 cc (282.174 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 115 mm
3.15 × 4.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 80 PS (79 bhp) (59 kW) at 3400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 237 Nm (175 ft·lb) (24.2 kgm) at 1200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 12.7 kW/litre 17.3 ps/litre 17.1 bhp/litre 0.28 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
51.25 Nm/litre
0.62 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Zenith carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 644.1 kPa (93.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 578 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 37.25 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 27.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 36.74 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 36.5 kg/kW 60.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.50-20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50-20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.00 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 524832 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 08 | ||
| RAC rating | 31.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1928 Mercedes-Benz 18/80 hp Nürburg 460 added 2017-07-07. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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