Mercedes-Benz 300 E is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 E is one of the W 124 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 187.5 bhp (190 PS/140 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 260 N·m (192 lb·ft/26.5 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1340 kg.
Top claimed speed is 230 km/h (143 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption is 6.5/8.3/12.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban 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 | |||
| 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 | 1446 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1340 kg | 2954 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 103 E 30 / 103.980 | ||
| 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 | 190 PS (187.5 bhp) (140 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 260 Nm (192 ft·lb) (26.5 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.2 kW/litre 64.2 ps/litre 63.3 bhp/litre 1.04 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 | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch KE-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) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 141.87 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 139.93 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.58 kg/kW 16.01 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.5/8.3/12.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/EEC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.5/8.3/12.1 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 15.4/12.0/8.3 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 43.5/34.0/23.3 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 36.2/28.3/19.4 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| 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 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 | 607904 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 124 30 E | ||
| Model family | W 124 | ||
| RAC rating | 29.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Mercedes-Benz 300 E added 2019-09-24. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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