The Mercedes-Benz A 160 Elegance is a 5 door hatchback style road car with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The A 160 Elegance forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 168 model range.
The 1.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that has an output of 101 bhp (102 PS/75 kW) of power at 5250 rpm, and maximum torque of 150 N·m (111 lb·ft/15.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1020 kg.
The Mercedes-Benz A 160 Elegance is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 180 km/h (112 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2423 mm | 95.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1503 mm | 59.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1452 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Length | 3575 mm | 140.7 inches | |
| Width | 1719 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.48 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1020 kg | 2249 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54 litres | 11.9 [14.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 166 E 16 / 166.960 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 69.5 mm
3.15 × 2.74 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
102 PS (101 bhp) (75 kW) at 5250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
150 Nm (111 ft·lb) (15.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
47.1 kW/litre 64.1 ps/litre 63.2 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
93.87 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1179.6 kPa (171.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 11.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 40.5 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.1 s
@ 77 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 32.9 s
@ 153 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 100.4 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 73.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99.02 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.54 kg/kW 22.62 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 15 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 15 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 180 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 22605 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 168 E 16 | ||
| Model family | W 168 | ||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Mercedes-Benz A 160 Elegance added 1997-09-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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