The Mercedes-Benz B 170 is a front wheel drive motor car, with the powerplant mounted in the front, and a 5 door hatchback body.
The B 170 is part of Mercedes-Benz's T 245 model range.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.7 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 114 bhp (116 PS/85 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 155 N·m (114 lb·ft/15.8 kgm) at 3500-4000 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels through a 5 speed manual set of gears.
It weighs a claimed 1310 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 184 km/h or 114 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 163.0 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 | 2778 mm | 109.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1556 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1551 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Length | 4273 mm | 168.2 inches | |
| Width | 1777 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.54 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1310 kg | 2888 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 | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.7 litre 1699 cc (103.679 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 78.5 mm
3.27 × 3.09 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 116 PS (114 bhp) (85 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 155 Nm (114 ft·lb) (15.8 kgm) at 3500-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50 kW/litre 68 ps/litre 67.1 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.23 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1146.4 kPa (166.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6300 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Other | ||
| Unitary capacity | 424.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 184 km/h (114 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 88.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 87.02 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.41 kg/kW 25.74 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 | 163.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 178288 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | T 245 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Mercedes-Benz B 170 added 2008-05-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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