The Mercedes-Benz 280 S is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 108 range of cars.
Powering the Mercedes-Benz 280 S is a single overhead camshaft, 2.8 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) at 5200 rpm and 224 N·m (165 lb·ft/22.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1470 kg.
The Mercedes-Benz 280 S is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 185 km/h (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 | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2750 mm | 108.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1482 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4900 mm | 192.9 inches | |
| Width | 1810 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 168 mm | 6.6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1470 kg | 3241 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50.3% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 82 litres | 18 [21.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2778 cc (169.524 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.5 × 78.8 mm
3.41 × 3.1 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
224 Nm (165 ft·lb) (22.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
37.6 kW/litre 51.1 ps/litre 50.4 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
80.63 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Ze carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1013.3 kPa (147 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 463 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| 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 | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 96.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.02 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.08 kg/kW 23.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.SwSAx.RA.CS.ALC. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.69 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61028 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 108 | ||
| RAC rating | 27.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Mercedes-Benz 280 S added before December 1995. Last modified 2020-08-16. |
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