Mercedes-Benz 230 is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body designed by Friedrich Geiger with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 123 range of cars.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.3 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 107.5 bhp (109 PS/80 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 186 N·m (137 lb·ft/19 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
Power is delivered to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
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) | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Length | 4725 mm | 186 inches | |
| Width | 1786 mm | 70.3 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| 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 23 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2307 cc (140.782 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.7 × 83.6 mm
3.69 × 3.29 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| 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 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
186 Nm (137 ft·lb) (19 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.7 kW/litre 47.2 ps/litre 46.6 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
80.62 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Stromberg carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1013.2 kPa (146.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 576.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 SR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | 273 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.69 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 339537 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 123 | ||
| RAC rating | 21.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Mercedes-Benz 230 Automatic added 2013-06-18. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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