This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style designed by Bruno Sacco with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 belongs to the W 201 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.5 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 192 bhp (195 PS/143 kW) at 6800 rpm and 235 Nm (173 lbft/24 kgm) at 5000-5500 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The stated kerb weight is 1300 kg.
The Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 235 km/h (146 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 7.3/9.0/13.3 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/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) | 1478 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1453 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Length | 4430 mm | 174.4 inches | |
| Width | 1720 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1342 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1300 kg | 2866 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz/Cosworth | ||
| Engine code | M 102 E 25/2/102.990 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2498 cc (152.437 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.5 × 87.2 mm
3.76 × 3.43 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
195 PS (192 bhp) (143 kW) at 6800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
235 Nm (173 ft·lb) (24 kgm) at 5000-5500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
57.3 kW/litre 77.9 ps/litre 76.9 bhp/litre 1.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
94.08 Nm/litre
1.14 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) | 1182.2 kPa (171.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 624.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.1 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 149.75 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 110.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 147.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.08 kg/kW 15.17 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.3/9.0/13.3 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.3/9.0/13.3 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 13.7/11.1/7.5 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 38.7/31.4/21.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 32.2/26.1/17.7 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 | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.5Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 ZR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 ZR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 7568 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 201 E 25/2/201.035 | ||
| Model family | W 201 | ||
| RAC rating | 22.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 added before December 1995. Last modified 2025-03-17. |
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