The Mercedes-Benz 190 E 1.8 is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style motor vehicle designed by Bruno Sacco with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 190 E 1.8 is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 201 family of cars.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 107.5 bhp (109 PS/80 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 150 N·m (111 lb·ft/15.3 kgm) at 3700 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1160 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 185 km/h, which equates to 115 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 7.0/8.8/11.0 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 | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1441 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1421 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Length | 4448 mm | 175.1 inches | |
| Width | 1690 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1375 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1160 kg | 2557 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 102 E 18/102.910 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1797 cc (109.66 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 72.2 mm
3.5 × 2.84 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.23 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (ECE) |
109 PS (107.5 bhp) (80 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (ECE) |
150 Nm (111 ft·lb) (15.3 kgm) at 3700 rpm |
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| Specific output (ECE) |
44.6 kW/litre 60.7 ps/litre 59.8 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (ECE) |
83.47 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch KE-Jetronic 3.5 fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1048.9 kPa (152.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 93.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 92.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.47 kg/kW 24.17 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.0/8.8/11.0 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.0/8.8/11.0 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 14.3/11.4/9.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 40.4/32.1/25.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 33.6/26.7/21.4 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/65 R 15 87H | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 R 15 87H | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 65076 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 201 E 18/201.018 | ||
| Model family | W 201 | ||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Mercedes-Benz 190 E 1.8 added before December 1995. Last modified 2025-03-17. |
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