The 280 C is a passenger car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a Friedrich Geiger-styled 2 door coupé body style.
The Mercedes-Benz 280 C is one of the W 114 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.7 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 158 bhp (160 PS/118 kW) at 5500 rpm and 226 Nm (167 lbft/23 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1455 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 190 km/h, which is 118 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2750 mm | 108.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4680 mm | 184.3 inches | |
| Width | 1790 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1395 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1455 kg | 3208 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 78 litres | 17.2 [20.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 110 V 28 / 110.921 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2746 cc (167.571 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 78.8 mm
3.39 × 3.1 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 160 PS (158 bhp) (118 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 226 Nm (167 ft·lb) (23 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 42.9 kW/litre 58.3 ps/litre 57.5 bhp/litre 0.94 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
82.3 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 4A1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1034.2 kPa (150 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 457.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 110.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 80.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 108.59 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.35 kg/kW 20.63 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 4.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 185 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| 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 | 188463 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 114 V 28 | ||
| Model family | W 114 | ||
| RAC rating | 27.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Mercedes-Benz 280 C added 2008-09-28. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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