The 230 E is a car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 124 model series.
Powering the Mercedes-Benz 230 E is a single overhead camshaft, 2.3 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 130 bhp (132 PS/97 kW) at 5100 rpm and 198 N·m (146 lb·ft/20.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Mercedes-Benz 230 E weighs a stated 1360 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 200 km/h (124 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 7.2/9.0/11.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/ECE.
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 | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1501 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 4740 mm | 186.6 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1428 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1360 kg | 2998 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 102 E 23 / 102.982 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2298 cc (140.233 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.5 × 80.2 mm
3.76 × 3.16 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
132 PS (130 bhp) (97 kW) at 5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
198 Nm (146 ft·lb) (20.2 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
42.2 kW/litre 57.4 ps/litre 56.6 bhp/litre 0.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
86.16 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1082.7 kPa (157 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 574.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 96.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.59 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.03 kg/kW 23.43 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.2/9.0/11.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/ECE | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.2/9.0/11.4 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 13.9/11.1/8.8 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 39.2/31.4/24.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 32.7/26.1/20.6 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 258 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 740861 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 124 E 23 | ||
| Model family | W 124 | ||
| RAC rating | 22.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Mercedes-Benz 230 E added 2022-05-15. Last modified 2022-05-15. |
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