The 320 E is a passenger car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon body style.
The Mercedes-Benz 320 E is one of the W 124 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 3.2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 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 drives the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Maximum speed claimed is 230 km/h, which is 143 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 8.9/10.8/14.0 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/ECE.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1501 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 4740 mm | 186.6 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1428 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 | 7.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.9/10.8/14.0 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/ECE | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.9/10.8/14.0 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 11.2/9.3/7.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 31.7/26.2/20.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 26.4/21.8/16.8 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 | |||
| 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 | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 740751 | ||
| 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 Automatic added 2022-05-15. Last modified 2022-05-15. |
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