This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style styled by Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 124 model series.
Its 3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that develops 185 bhp (188 PS/138 kW) of power at 5700 rpm, and maximum torque of 260 N·m (192 lb·ft/26.5 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels through a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1340 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 220 km/h which is 137 mph, official fuel consumption is 6.8/8.7/12.7 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban as per 80/1268/EEC.
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) | 1496 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 | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1340 kg | 2954 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 103 E 30 / 103.983 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2962 cc (180.752 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.5 × 80.25 mm
3.48 × 3.16 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 | 188 PS (185 bhp) (138 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 260 Nm (192 ft·lb) (26.5 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.6 kW/litre 63.3 ps/litre 62.5 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
87.78 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1103.1 kPa (160 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 220 km/h (137 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 139.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 102.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 138.06 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.71 kg/kW 16.22 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.8/8.7/12.7 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban as per 80/1268/EEC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.8/8.7/12.7 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 14.7/11.5/7.9 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 41.5/32.5/22.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 34.6/27.0/18.5 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MLS.CS.ARB. | ||
| 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 | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 258 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 30107 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 124 E 30 | ||
| Model family | W 124 | ||
| RAC rating | 29.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Mercedes-Benz 300 E added before December 1995. Last modified 2019-09-24. |
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