Mercedes-Benz 300 SE is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style styled by Bruno Sacco with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The 300 SE is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 126 family of cars.
Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 177 bhp (179 PS/132 kW) at 5700 rpm and 255 Nm (188 lbft/26 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1520 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 205 km/h, or 127 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 8.0/10.3/14.5 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 | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2935 mm | 115.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1555 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1527 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Length | 5020 mm | 197.6 inches | |
| Width | 1820 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1437 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1520 kg | 3351 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 103 E 30 / 103.981 | ||
| 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 | 179 PS (177 bhp) (132 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 255 Nm (188 ft·lb) (26 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 44.6 kW/litre 60.6 ps/litre 59.8 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
86.09 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1081.8 kPa (156.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 118.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.83 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 116.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.52 kg/kW 19.24 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.0/10.3/14.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban as per 80/1268/EEC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.0/10.3/14.5 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 12.5/9.7/6.9 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 35.3/27.4/19.5 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 29.4/22.8/16.2 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 | 3.030 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/65 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 193864 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 126 E 30 | ||
| Model family | W 126 | ||
| RAC rating | 29.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Mercedes-Benz 300 SE added 2009-01-22. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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