This automobile has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body styled by Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 320 TE forms part of Mercedes-Benz's S 124 series of cars.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3.2 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 217 bhp (220 PS/162 kW) at 5500 rpm and 310 N·m (229 lb·ft/31.6 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1590 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 222 km/h or 138 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 8.8/10.9/15.1 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 estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| 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 | 4765 mm | 187.6 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1590 kg | 3505 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] 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 | ||
| 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 | EFI | ||
| 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 | 8.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 222 km/h (138 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 138.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 101.77 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 136.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.83 kg/kW 16.41 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.8/10.9/15.1 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle; per 80/1268/EEC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.8/10.9/15.1 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 11.4/9.2/6.6 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 32.1/25.9/18.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 26.7/21.6/15.6 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 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 ZR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 ZR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-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 | 3.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 64680 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | S 124 E 32 | ||
| Model family | S 124 | ||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Mercedes-Benz 320 TE added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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