The Mercedes-Benz 400 E is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the powerplant positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell designed by Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 124 range of cars.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.2 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 275 bhp (279 PS/205 kW) at 5700 rpm and 400 Nm (295 lbft/40.8 kgm) at 3900 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 4 speed automatic set of gears.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1620 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 250 km/h, which equates to 155 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 9.4/11.1/15.0 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2800 | 110.2 | |
| Voies AV | 1501 | 59.1 | |
| Voies AR | 1491 | 58.7 | |
| Longueur | 4740 | 186.6 | |
| Largeur | 1740 | 68.5 | |
| Hauteur | 1428 | 56.2 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.69 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1620 kg | 3571 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Type moteur | M 119 E 42 / 119.975 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 4.2 litre 4196 cc (256.056 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 92 × 78.9 mm
3.62 × 3.11 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.17 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 32 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 279 PS (275 bhp) (205 kW) à 5700 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) à 3900 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 48.9 kW/litre 66.4 ps/litre 65.5 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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95.33 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 11:1 | ||
| Carburant | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1197.9 kPa (173.7 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 524.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 7.2 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 172.11 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 126.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 169.75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.9 kg/kW 13.2 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 9.4/11.1/15.0 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.4/11.1/15.0 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 10.6/9.0/6.7 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 30.1/25.4/18.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 25.0/21.2/15.7 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 6½J x 15 H2 | ||
| Roues AR | 6½J x 15 H2 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 195/65 ZR 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 195/65 ZR 15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 294 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.65 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 188639 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | W 124 E 42 | ||
| W 124 | |||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Mercedes-Benz 400 E added 2008-09-29. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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