Mercedes-Benz 230 TE is a car that has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style designed by Friedrich Geiger with a front positioned engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz 230 TE is one of the S 123 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.3 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) of power at 5100 rpm, and maximum torque of 205 N·m (151 lb·ft/20.9 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Maximum stated speed is 175 km/h, or 109 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 8.6/11.0/13.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2795 mm | 110 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1453 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Length | 4725 mm | 186 inches | |
| Width | 1786 mm | 70.3 inches | |
| Height | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 / 102.980 | ||
| 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 (DIN) |
136 PS (134 bhp) (100 kW) at 5100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
205 Nm (151 ft·lb) (20.9 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
43.5 kW/litre 59.1 ps/litre 58.3 bhp/litre 0.96 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
89.17 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch fuel inection | ||
| 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.6/11.0/13.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.6/11.0/13.1 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 11.6/9.1/7.6 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 32.8/25.7/21.6 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 27.4/21.4/18.0 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 | 4.300 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/70 R 14 90H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/70 R 14 90H | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.58 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 286132 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | S 123 E 23 | ||
| Model family | S 123 | ||
| RAC rating | 22.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Mercedes-Benz 230 TE Automatic added 2012-10-15. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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