This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
The 320 SEL forms part of Mercedes-Benz's V 140 range of cars.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.2 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 228 bhp (231 PS/170 kW) at 5800 rpm and 310 Nm (229 lbft/31.6 kgm) at 4100 rpm respectively.
Power is transmitted to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1900 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 230 km/h (143 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 9.5/11.6/17.6 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city.
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 | 3140 mm | 123.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1576 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5213 mm | 205.2 inches | |
| Width | 1886 mm | 74.3 inches | |
| Height | 1492 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1900 kg | 4189 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] 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 / 104.990 | ||
| 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 | 231 PS (228 bhp) (170 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 310 Nm (229 ft·lb) (31.6 kgm) at 4100 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.1 kW/litre 72.3 ps/litre 71.3 bhp/litre 1.17 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
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 | 9.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 121.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.18 kg/kW 18.67 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.5/11.6/17.6 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.5/11.6/17.6 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 10.5/8.6/5.7 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 29.7/24.4/16.1 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 24.8/20.3/13.4 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| 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 | 7½J x 16 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 16 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/60 R 16 97V | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 R 16 97V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 585321 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | V 140 E 32 | ||
| Model family | V 140 | ||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Mercedes-Benz 320 SEL added 2019-01-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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