Mercedes-Benz A 170 CDI is an automobile that has a 5 door hatchback body style with a front located engine driving through the front wheels.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 168 family of cars.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.7 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 88 bhp (89 PS/66 kW) at 4200 rpm and 180 Nm (133 lbft/18.4 kgm) at 1600-3600 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1095 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a top 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 | 1095 kg | 2414 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54 litres | 11.9 [14.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1689 cc (103.069 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 84 mm
3.15 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 89 PS (88 bhp) (66 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 180 Nm (133 ft·lb) (18.4 kgm) at 1600-3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 38.9 kW/litre 52.8 ps/litre 52.1 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
106.57 Nm/litre
1.29 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 19:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Direct diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1339.2 kPa (194.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 422.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 81.48 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 80.37 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.69 kg/kW 27.87 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.W.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 76879 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| 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 170 CDI added 2001-03-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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