The 200 is a rear wheel drive Friedrich Geiger designed saloon car with a front mounted engine, sold by Mercedes-Benz.
The 200 is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 123 range of cars.
Powering the Mercedes-Benz 200 is a single overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 107.5 bhp (109 PS/80 kW) at 5200 rpm and 170 N·m (125 lb·ft/17.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual 'box.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1350 kg.
Top quoted speed is 168 km/h (104 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 7.9/10.2/12.4 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 | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2795 mm | 110 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1446 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Length | 4725 mm | 186 inches | |
| Width | 1786 mm | 70.3 inches | |
| Height | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1350 kg | 2976 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.43 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 102 V 20 / 102.920 | ||
| 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) |
109 PS (107.5 bhp) (80 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
170 Nm (125 ft·lb) (17.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
40.1 kW/litre 54.6 ps/litre 53.8 bhp/litre 0.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
85.13 Nm/litre
1.03 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) | 1069.7 kPa (155.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 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 | 14.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 168 km/h (104 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 80.74 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 79.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.84 kg/kW 28.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.9/10.2/12.4 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.9/10.2/12.4 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 12.7/9.8/8.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 35.8/27.7/22.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 29.8/23.1/19.0 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 | 4.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 175 SR 14 88 S | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 SR 14 88 S | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2717 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.69 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 95348 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 123 V 20 | ||
| Model family | W 123 | ||
| RAC rating | 19.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Mercedes-Benz 200 added 2002-06-18. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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