The Mercedes-Benz A 220 4MATIC is an all wheel drive car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 5 door hatchback body.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 176 range of cars.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 181 bhp (184 PS/135 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 300 N·m (221 lb·ft/30.6 kgm) at 1200-4000 rpm.
A 7 speed automatic 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1500 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 228 km/h, which is 142 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 148.0 g/km.
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 | 2699 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1541 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Length | 4299 mm | 169.3 inches | |
| Width | 1780 mm | 70.1 inches | |
| Height | 1434 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.59 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1500 kg | 3307 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 56 litres | 12.3 [14.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz/Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1991 cc (121.498 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 92 mm
3.27 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 184 PS (181 bhp) (135 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 300 Nm (221 ft·lb) (30.6 kgm) at 1200-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 67.8 kW/litre 92.2 ps/litre 90.9 bhp/litre 1.49 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
150.68 Nm/litre
1.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1893.5 kPa (274.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 228 km/h (142 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 122.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.11 kg/kW 18.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 148.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | F | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.48 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.60 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 433895 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 176 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 Mercedes-Benz A 220 4MATIC added 2015-09-12. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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