This car has a 4 door saloon type body with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz 280 E belongs to the W 114 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
The 2.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder that develops 182.5 bhp (185 PS/136 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 238 N·m (176 lb·ft/24.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels through a 5 speed manual set of gears.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1455 kg.
Top claimed speed is 200 km/h (124 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 | 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 | 1770 mm | 69.7 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 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 | 185 PS (182.5 bhp) (136 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 238 Nm (176 ft·lb) (24.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 49.6 kW/litre 67.4 ps/litre 66.5 bhp/litre 1.09 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
86.67 Nm/litre
1.05 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1089.1 kPa (158 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 | 9.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.69 kg/kW 17.86 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 | |||
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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 | 6J x 14 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 185 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 592262 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 114 E 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 E added 2019-02-27. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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