The 300 SEL is a rear wheel drive Paul Bracq designed saloon (sedan) car with a front placed engine, produced by Mercedes-Benz.
The 300 SEL forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 109 model series.
Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) at 5400 rpm and 249 Nm (184 lbft/25.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL weighs a claimed 1640 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 190 km/h (118 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | Paul Bracq | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2850 | 112.2 | |
| Voies AV | 1482 | 58.3 | |
| Voies AR | 1490 | 58.7 | |
| Longueur | 5000 | 196.9 | |
| Largeur | 1810 | 71.3 | |
| Hauteur | 1415 | 55.7 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.75 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1640 kg | 3616 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 82 litres | 18 [21.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Type moteur | M 189 VII / 189.988 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Cylindrée | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 85 × 88 mm
3.35 × 3.46 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.97 | ||
| Distribution | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 12 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) à 5400 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
249 Nm (184 ft·lb) (25.4 kgm) à 4000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
41.8 kW/litre 56.9 ps/litre 56.1 bhp/litre 0.92 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
83.11 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 8.8:1 | ||
| Carburant | Bosch mechanical fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1044.4 kPa (151.5 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 7 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 11.2 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 103.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.39 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 102.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.09 kg/kW 21.87 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.DW.AS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.SwAxle.AS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 6J x 14 HB | ||
| Roues AR | 6J x 14 HB | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 185 H 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 185 H 14 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Di-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 273 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.92 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 95909 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | W 109 III | ||
| W 109 | |||
| RAC rating | 26.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL added 2002-06-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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