The Mercedes-Benz 280 E is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its motor placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body designed by Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer.
The Mercedes-Benz 280 E belongs to the W 124 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.8 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 190 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) at 5500 rpm and 270 Nm (199 lbft/27.5 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1490 kg.
It is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 230 km/h which is 143 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1501 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 4740 mm | 186.6 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1490 kg | 3285 lb | |
| 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 104 E 28 / 104.942 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2799 cc (170.805 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89.9 × 73.5 mm
3.54 × 2.89 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.6 kW/litre 68.8 ps/litre 67.9 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
96.46 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1212.2 kPa (175.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 466.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 129.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 95.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 127.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.52 kg/kW 17.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.67 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 31207 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 124 E 28 | ||
| Model family | W 124 | ||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Mercedes-Benz 280 E added before December 1995. Last modified 2019-01-17. |
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