This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body styled by Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 300 TE forms part of Mercedes-Benz's S 124 series.
Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 177.5 bhp (180 PS/132 kW) at 5700 rpm and 255 Nm (188 lbft/26 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1530 kg.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 TE is claimed to attain a top speed of 207 km/h or 129 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 9.4/11.6/13.8 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 | 1530 kg | 3373 lb | |
| 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 (DIN) |
180 PS (177.5 bhp) (132 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
255 Nm (188 ft·lb) (26 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
44.7 kW/litre 60.8 ps/litre 59.9 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
86.09 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| 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 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 207 km/h (129 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 117.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.51 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 116.01 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.56 kg/kW 19.31 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.4/11.6/13.8 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.4/11.6/13.8 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 10.6/8.6/7.2 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 30.1/24.4/20.5 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 25.0/20.3/17.0 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MLS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6.5J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.5J 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 | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 7227 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | S 124 E 30 | ||
| Model family | S 124 | ||
| RAC rating | 29.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Mercedes-Benz 300 TE Automatic added before December 1995. Last modified 2022-05-14. |
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