The 260 D is a passenger car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 138 model series.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.5 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 44 bhp (44.6 PS/32.8 kW) of power at 3000 rpm.
A 3 speed manual with overdrive 'box transfers the power to the wheels.
Top claimed speed is 90 km/h or 56 mph.
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 | 3050 mm | 120.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1340 mm | 52.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Length | 4390 mm | 172.8 inches | |
| Width | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Height | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.44 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 38 litres | 8.4 [10] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | OM | ||
| Engine code | OM 138 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2545 cc (155.305 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90 × 100 mm
3.54 × 3.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 44.6 PS (44 bhp) (32.8 kW) at 3000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 12.9 kW/litre 17.5 ps/litre 17.3 bhp/litre 0.28 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 20.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch diesel injection pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 636.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| 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 | 90 km/h (56 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 4.00 E x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4.00 E x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 5.25-17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.25-17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.97 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 152867 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 138 | ||
| RAC rating | 20.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1936 Mercedes-Benz 260 D added 2007-01-30. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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