The Mercedes-Benz 300 SE is a rear wheel drive car, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body designed by Friedrich Geiger.
The 300 SE forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 112/3 model series.
Powering the Mercedes-Benz 300 SE is a single overhead camshaft, 3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 157 bhp (159 PS/117 kW) at 5000 rpm and 251 N·m (185 lb·ft/25.6 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1530 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2750 mm | 108.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1482 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 4875 mm | 191.9 inches | |
| Width | 1795 mm | 70.7 inches | |
| Height | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 184 mm | 7.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1530 kg | 3373 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 189 III / 189.984 | ||
| 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) |
159 PS (157 bhp) (117 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
251 Nm (185 ft·lb) (25.6 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
39.1 kW/litre 53.1 ps/litre 52.4 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
83.78 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1052.8 kPa (152.7 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 104.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 102.61 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.07 kg/kW 21.83 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 | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.AS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | SwAx.AS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½JK x 13 B | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½JK x 13 B | ||
| Tyres front | 7.50 H 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.50 H 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | 253 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 255 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61105 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W112/3 | ||
| Model family | W 112/3 | ||
| RAC rating | 26.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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