The 320 E is an automobile from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer-designed 4 door saloon body style.
The 320 E is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 124 series of cars.
The Mercedes-Benz 320 E's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 217 bhp (220 PS/162 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 310 N·m (229 lb·ft/31.6 kgm) at 3750 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The stated kerb weight is 1560 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 235 km/h or 146 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 8.2/10.0/14.7 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle; 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/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 | 1560 kg | 3439 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 104 E 32 / 104.992 | ||
| 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) |
220 PS (217 bhp) (162 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
310 Nm (229 ft·lb) (31.6 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.6 kW/litre 68.8 ps/litre 67.8 bhp/litre 1.11 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 HFM 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 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 235 km/h (146 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 141.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 103.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 139.1 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.64 kg/kW 16.1 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.2/10.0/14.7 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle; per 80/1268/EEC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.2/10.0/14.7 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 12.2/10.0/6.8 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 34.4/28.2/19.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 28.7/23.5/16.0 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 ZR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 ZR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 294 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.67 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 64713 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 124 E 32 | ||
| Model family | W 124 | ||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Mercedes-Benz 320 E added before December 1995. Last modified 2022-05-15. |
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