This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style designed by Bruno Sacco with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL belongs to the V 140 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Powering the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL is a double overhead camshaft, 3.2 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 227.5 bhp (231 PS/170 kW) at 5800 rpm and 310 N·m (229 lb·ft/31.6 kgm) at 4100 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed automatic transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 225 km/h which is 140 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 9.3/11.1/16.3 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 | 3140 mm | 123.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1576 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5213 mm | 205.2 inches | |
| Width | 1886 mm | 74.3 inches | |
| Height | 1492 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 104 E 32 / 104.990 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3199 cc (195.215 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89.9 × 84 mm
3.54 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
231 PS (227.5 bhp) (170 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
310 Nm (229 ft·lb) (31.6 kgm) at 4100 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
53 kW/litre 72.1 ps/litre 71.1 bhp/litre 1.17 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
96.91 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch LH-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1217.7 kPa (176.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 533.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.3/11.1/16.3 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban as per 80/1268/EEC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.3/11.1/16.3 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 10.8/9.0/6.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 30.4/25.4/17.3 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 25.3/21.2/14.4 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 | 2.960 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB.ALC. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 16 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 16 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/60 R 16 97V | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 R 16 97V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 290 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.69 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 194403 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | V 140 E 32 | ||
| Model family | V 140 | ||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL Automatic added 2009-01-26. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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