This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style styled by Bruno Sacco with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 190 E forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 201 family of cars.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 120.5 bhp (122 PS/90 kW) of power at 5100 rpm, and maximum torque of 178 N·m (131 lb·ft/18.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 1170 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 195 km/h, which is 121 mph, official fuel consumption is 6.4/8.3/10.9 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/EEC.
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) | 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 | 1170 kg | 2579 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 102 E 20/102.962 | ||
| 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) |
122 PS (120.5 bhp) (90 kW) at 5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
178 Nm (131 ft·lb) (18.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
45 kW/litre 61.2 ps/litre 60.3 bhp/litre 0.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
89.13 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1120.1 kPa (162.5 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 104.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 102.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.02 kg/kW 21.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.4/8.3/10.9 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/EEC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.4/8.3/10.9 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 15.6/12.0/9.2 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 44.1/34.0/25.9 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 36.8/28.3/21.6 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/65 R 15 87H | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 R 15 87H | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 830203 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 201 E 20/201.024 | ||
| Model family | W 201 | ||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Mercedes-Benz 190 E added 2025-03-17. Last modified 2025-03-17. |
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