The 230 LWB is a car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 230 LWB forms part of Mercedes-Benz's V 114 series.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 2.3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) at 5400 rpm and 179 N·m (132 lb·ft/18.3 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz 230 LWB weighs a stated 1515 kg at the kerb.
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 | 3397 mm | 133.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5334 mm | 210 inches | |
| Width | 1772 mm | 69.8 inches | |
| Height | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 171 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.57 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1515 kg | 3340 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64.8 litres | 14.3 [17.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2308 cc (140.843 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 72.8 mm
3.23 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
179 Nm (132 ft·lb) (18.3 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
38.8 kW/litre 52.7 ps/litre 52 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.56 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Ze carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 974.6 kPa (141.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 384.67 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 | Higher is better 80.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 79.21 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.93 kg/kW 28.28 lb/bhp |
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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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| 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.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61556 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | V 114 | ||
| RAC rating | 25.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Mercedes-Benz 230 LWB added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-03-13. |
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