The 300 D Turbo is an automobile from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 D Turbo is one of the W 124 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
The 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) at 4600 rpm and 273 Nm (201 lbft/27.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Maximum speed claimed is 202 km/h (126 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 6.2/8.1/9.3 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city.
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 | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1497 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Length | 4740 mm | 186.6 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | OM 603 D 30 A / 603.960 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 84 mm
3.43 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 273 Nm (201 ft·lb) (27.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 36.1 kW/litre 49.1 ps/litre 48.4 bhp/litre 0.79 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.12 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 22:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch diesel pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1145.1 kPa (166.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 202 km/h (126 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.2/8.1/9.3 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.2/8.1/9.3 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 16.1/12.3/10.8 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 45.6/34.9/30.4 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 37.9/29.0/25.3 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| 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 91H | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 91H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 528187 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 124 D 30 A | ||
| Model family | W 124 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Mercedes-Benz 300 D Turbo added 2017-08-11. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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