The Mercedes-Benz 300 d is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 d is one of the W 189 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
The 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 158 bhp (160 PS/118 kW) at 5300 rpm and 237 Nm (175 lbft/24.2 kgm) at 4200 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 2000 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 165 km/h (103 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 | 3150 mm | 124 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1525 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 5190 mm | 204.3 inches | |
| Width | 1860 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1620 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 216 mm | 8.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2000 kg | 4409 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 189 I | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 88 mm
3.35 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
160 PS (158 bhp) (118 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
237 Nm (175 ft·lb) (24.2 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
39.3 kW/litre 53.5 ps/litre 52.7 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
79.11 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.55:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch mechanical fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 994.1 kPa (144.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 18 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 165 km/h (103 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 80.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 79 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.97 kg/kW 28.35 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 | 3.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5.50K x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.50K x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.60 S 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.60 S 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.67 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61182 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 189 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 d Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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