Mercedes-Benz 230 G is a car that has a 2 door off-road vehicle body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's G 463 model series.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 2.3 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 102 bhp (103 PS/76 kW) at 5200 rpm and 172 N·m (127 lb·ft/17.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1820 kg.
It is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 137 km/h (85 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Length | 3950 mm | 155.5 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1970 mm | 77.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 215 mm | 8.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1820 kg | 4012 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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) |
103 PS (102 bhp) (76 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
172 Nm (127 ft·lb) (17.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
33 kW/litre 44.8 ps/litre 44.2 bhp/litre 0.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
74.56 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 St carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 936.9 kPa (135.9 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 | 137 km/h (85 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 56.82 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 41.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 56.04 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 23.93 kg/kW 39.97 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | LA.PR.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.PR.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.35 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61457 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | G 463 | ||
| RAC rating | 21.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Mercedes-Benz 230 G added before December 1995. Last modified 2016-10-30. |
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