The Mercedes-Benz 190 is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The 190 is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 121 model range.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.9 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 79 bhp (80 PS/59 kW) at 4800 rpm and 139 Nm (103 lbft/14.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual transmission supplies the power to the wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz 190 weighs a stated 1200 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 145 km/h (90 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 | 2650 mm | 104.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Length | 4500 mm | 177.2 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1200 kg | 2646 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 56 litres | 12.3 [14.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 121 B I b/121.920 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.9 litre 1897 cc (115.762 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 83.58 mm
3.35 × 3.29 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
80 PS (79 bhp) (59 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
139 Nm (103 ft·lb) (14.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
31.1 kW/litre 42.2 ps/litre 41.6 bhp/litre 0.68 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
73.27 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 32 PAITA carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 920.8 kPa (133.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 474.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 19 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 145 km/h (90 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 66.75 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 49.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 65.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.37 kg/kW 34.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4½K x 13B | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½K x 13B | ||
| Tyres front | 6.40-13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.40-13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 230 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 230 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 254749 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 121 B III | ||
| Model family | W 121 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1959 Mercedes-Benz 190 added 2011-08-30. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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