The 220/8 is a road car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon body style.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 115 model range.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.2 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 103.5 bhp (105 PS/77 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 178 N·m (131 lb·ft/18.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Its maximum speed claimed is 163 km/h or 101 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2750 mm | 108.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1444 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4680 mm | 184.3 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 115 V / 115.920 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2197 cc (134.069 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 92.4 mm
3.43 × 3.64 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
105 PS (103.5 bhp) (77 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
178 Nm (131 ft·lb) (18.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35.1 kW/litre 47.8 ps/litre 47.1 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
81.02 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Stromberg 175 CDS carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1018.1 kPa (147.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 549.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 163 km/h (101 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | 4.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.STA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14HB | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14HB | ||
| Tyres front | 175 S 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 S 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 273 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 321651 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 115 V 22 | ||
| Model family | W 115 | ||
| RAC rating | 18.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Mercedes-Benz 220/8 Automatic added 2013-03-13. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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