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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Applicable to the USA, Japanese (JDM), Canadian domestic market(s). | ||
| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer | ||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2800 | 110.2 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1501 | 59.1 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1491 | 58.7 | |
| Lengte | 4740 | 186.6 | |
| Breedte | 1740 | 68.5 | |
| Hoogte | 1428 | 56.2 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.69 | |||
| Gewicht | 1620 kg | 3571 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Motor nummer | M 119 E 42 / 119.975 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 4.2 litre 4196 cc (256.056 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 92 × 78.9 mm
3.62 × 3.11 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.17 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 32 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 279 PS (275 bhp) (205 kW) bij 5700 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) bij 3900 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 11:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | EFI | ||
| 1197.9 kPa (173.7 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 524.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 7.2 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 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 | ||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 6½J x 15 H2 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 6½J x 15 H2 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 195/65 ZR 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 195/65 ZR 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 294 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.65 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 188639 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | W 124 E 42 | ||
| Model familie | 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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