The 400 SE is a motor car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Bruno Sacco-styled 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 140 series of cars.
Powering the Mercedes-Benz 400 SE is a double overhead camshaft, 4.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 282 bhp (286 PS/210 kW) at 5700 rpm and 410 N·m (302 lb·ft/41.8 kgm) at 3900 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1990 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 245 km/h (152 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption figures are 10.1/12.2/16.7 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban as per 80/1268/EEC.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3040 mm | 119.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1576 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5113 mm | 201.3 inches | |
| Width | 1886 mm | 74.3 inches | |
| Height | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1990 kg | 4387 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 119 E 42 / 119.971 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4196 cc (256.056 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 78.9 mm
3.62 × 3.11 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 286 PS (282 bhp) (210 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 410 Nm (302 ft·lb) (41.8 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.1 kW/litre 68.1 ps/litre 67.2 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
97.71 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch LH-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1227.9 kPa (178.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 524.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 143.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 105.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 141.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.46 kg/kW 15.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.1/12.2/16.7 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban as per 80/1268/EEC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.1/12.2/16.7 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 9.9/8.2/6.0 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 28.0/23.2/16.9 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 23.3/19.3/14.1 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MLi.CS.ARB.ALC. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 16 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 16 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/60 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/60 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 7084 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 140 E 42 | ||
| Model family | W 140 | ||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Mercedes-Benz 400 SE added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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