This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body styled by Bruno Sacco with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16 belongs to the W 201 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.3 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 220 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.4 kgm) at 4750 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1230 kg.
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) | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1429 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Length | 4430 mm | 174.4 inches | |
| Width | 1706 mm | 67.2 inches | |
| Height | 1361 mm | 53.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1230 kg | 2712 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz/Cosworth | ||
| Engine code | M 102 E 23/2/102.983 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2299 cc (140.294 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.5 × 80.25 mm
3.76 × 3.16 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 4750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54.5 kW/litre 74.1 ps/litre 73.1 bhp/litre 1.2 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.69 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1202.5 kPa (174.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 574.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 138.48 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 101.85 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 136.59 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.82 kg/kW 16.4 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.0/8.7/12.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle per 80/1268/EC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.0/8.7/12.5 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 14.3/11.5/8.0 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 40.4/32.5/22.6 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 33.6/27.0/18.8 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 | 10.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 258 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.41 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 84964 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 201 E 23/2/201.034 | ||
| Model family | W 201 | ||
| RAC rating | 22.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16 added 2001-07-25. Last modified 2025-03-17. |
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