The 300 Turbodiesel is a car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer-designed 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 Turbodiesel belongs to the W 124 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 148 bhp (150 PS/110 kW) at 4600 rpm and 267 Nm (197 lbft/27.2 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1515 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 195 km/h or 121 mph.
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/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1497 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Length | 4740 mm | 186.6 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1431 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1515 kg | 3340 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 84 mm
3.43 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
150 PS (148 bhp) (110 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
267 Nm (197 ft·lb) (27.2 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
36.8 kW/litre 50.1 ps/litre 49.4 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
89.12 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 22:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1119.9 kPa (162.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 99.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 72.85 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 97.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.73 kg/kW 22.93 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61171 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 124 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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Mercedes-Benz 300 Turbodiesel added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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