The Mercedes-Benz 230 TE is a rear wheel drive car, with the powerplant placed in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell designed by Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer.
The Mercedes-Benz 230 TE belongs to the S 124 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.3 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) at 5100 rpm and 205 Nm (151 lbft/20.9 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 1480 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 190 km/h (118 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 7.4/9.3/11.8 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1497 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Length | 4765 mm | 187.6 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1480 kg | 3263 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] 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 2299 cc (140.294 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.5 × 80.25 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 | 136 PS (134 bhp) (100 kW) at 5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 205 Nm (151 ft·lb) (20.9 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 43.5 kW/litre 59.1 ps/litre 58.3 bhp/litre 0.96 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
89.17 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo KE-Jetronic fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1120.5 kPa (162.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 574.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 91.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.54 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.81 kg/kW 24.74 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.4/9.3/11.8 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.4/9.3/11.8 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 13.5/10.8/8.5 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 38.2/30.4/23.9 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 31.8/25.3/19.9 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.5Li.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 91 H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 91 H | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 108526 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | S 124 E 23 | ||
| Model family | S 124 | ||
| RAC rating | 22.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Mercedes-Benz 230 TE added 2003-04-12. Last modified 2019-09-24. |
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