This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style designed by Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer with a front mounted engine driving through all four wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's S 124 range of cars.
The power is produced by 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 produces 177 bhp (179 PS/132 kW) of power at 5700 rpm, and maximum torque of 255 N·m (188 lb·ft/26 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed automatic 'box.
Its maximum speed quoted is 204 km/h, which is 127 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 10.0/12.3/14.6 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1497 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4765 mm | 187.6 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] 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 / 103.985 | ||
| 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 | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo KE-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| 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 | 9.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 204 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.0/12.3/14.6 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.0/12.3/14.6 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 10.0/8.1/6.8 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 28.2/23.0/19.3 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 23.5/19.1/16.1 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 | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MLS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 108317 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | S 124 E 30 4-M | ||
| Model family | S 124 | ||
| RAC rating | 29.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 4MATIC Automatic added 2003-04-12. Last modified 2019-09-24. |
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