This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body styled by Friedrich Geiger with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz 250 belongs to the W 123 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 127 bhp (129 PS/95 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 196 N·m (145 lb·ft/20 kgm) at 3500 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 4 speed manual set of gears.
Stated kerb weight is 1360 kg.
The Mercedes-Benz 250 is said to be able to manage a top speed of 185 km/h, or 115 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2794 mm | 110 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Length | 4724 mm | 186 inches | |
| Width | 1786 mm | 70.3 inches | |
| Height | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1360 kg | 2998 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 123 V 25 / 123.920 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2525 cc (154.085 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 72.5 mm
3.39 × 2.85 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
129 PS (127 bhp) (95 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
196 Nm (145 ft·lb) (20 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
37.5 kW/litre 51 ps/litre 50.3 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
77.62 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 4 A 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 975.4 kPa (141.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 420.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 94.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 69.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 93.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.36 kg/kW 23.99 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 175 SR 14 88 S | ||
| Tyres rear | 175 SR 14 88 S | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.69 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 64372 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W123 V 125 | ||
| Model family | W 123 | ||
| RAC rating | 27.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1976 Mercedes-Benz 250 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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