The Mercedes-Benz 190 is a saloon (sedan) designed by Bruno Sacco with 4 doors and a front mounted powerplant which transmits the power to the rear wheels.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 201 range of cars.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 89 bhp (90 PS/66 kW) at 5000 rpm and 165 N·m (122 lb·ft/16.8 kgm) at 2500 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1080 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 175 km/h, which is 109 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 6.5/8.4/10.7 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2665 mm | 104.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1428 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Length | 4420 mm | 174 inches | |
| Width | 1678 mm | 66.1 inches | |
| Height | 1383 mm | 54.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1080 kg | 2381 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 102 V 20/102.921 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1997 cc (121.864 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 80.25 mm
3.5 × 3.16 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
90 PS (89 bhp) (66 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
165 Nm (122 ft·lb) (16.8 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
33.2 kW/litre 45.2 ps/litre 44.6 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
82.62 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Stromberg 175 CDT carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1038.3 kPa (150.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 13.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 19.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.55 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 82.41 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.27 kg/kW 27.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.5/8.4/10.7 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.5/8.4/10.7 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 15.4/11.9/9.3 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 43.5/33.6/26.4 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 36.2/28.0/22.0 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | 5.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/70 R 14 82T | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/70 R 14 82T | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 258 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 64482 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 201 V 20/201.022 | ||
| Model family | W 201 | ||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1983 Mercedes-Benz 190 added before December 1995. Last modified 2025-03-16. |
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