The 230 is an automobile from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Friedrich Geiger-penned 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 230 forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 114 range of cars.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 2.3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) at 5400 rpm and 178 N·m (131 lb·ft/18.2 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic transmission.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 170 km/h (106 mph).
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 | 2750 mm | 108.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4685 mm | 184.4 inches | |
| Width | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| 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 180 V 23 / 180.954 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2292 cc (139.866 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81.7 × 72.8 mm
3.22 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
178 Nm (131 ft·lb) (18.2 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
38.4 kW/litre 52.2 ps/litre 51.5 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
77.66 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Ze 35/40 INAT carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 975.9 kPa (141.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 382 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 | 170 km/h (106 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 | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.STA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 175 S 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 S 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 95634 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 114 | ||
| RAC rating | 24.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1967 Mercedes-Benz 230 Automatic added 2002-06-17. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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