This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style designed by Friedrich Geiger with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz 300D LWB is one of the V 123 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 5 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 87 bhp (88 PS/65 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 172 N·m (127 lb·ft/17.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
The Mercedes-Benz 300D LWB weighs a stated 1630 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3420 mm | 134.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Length | 5343 mm | 210.4 inches | |
| Width | 1786 mm | 70.3 inches | |
| Height | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.56 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1630 kg | 3594 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | OM 617 D 30 / 617.912 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2998 cc (182.949 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.9 × 92.4 mm
3.58 × 3.64 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 10 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
88 PS (87 bhp) (65 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
172 Nm (127 ft·lb) (17.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
21.6 kW/litre 29.4 ps/litre 29 bhp/litre 0.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
57.37 Nm/litre
0.69 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 21:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 721 kPa (104.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 6 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 599.6 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 54.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 39.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 53.37 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.12 kg/kW 41.97 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 13.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARS.ARB.ALC. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2717 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.69 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61160 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | V 123 | ||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Mercedes-Benz 300D LWB added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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