The Bionic Car Concept is a front wheel drive multi-purpose vehicle road car with a front mounted engine, from Mercedes-Benz.
The 2 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that develops 138 bhp (140 PS/103 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 300 N·m (221 lb·ft/30.6 kgm) at 1600-3100 rpm.
A continuously variable 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Top quoted speed is 190 km/h or 118 mph, official fuel consumption is 2.3/4.3 l/100km 90km/h / combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater multi-purpose vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2568 mm | 101.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4243 mm | 167 inches | |
| Width | 1815 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1594 mm | 62.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.19 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| 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 | 140 PS (138 bhp) (103 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 300 Nm (221 ft·lb) (30.6 kgm) at 1600-3100 rpm |
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| Specific output | 51.7 kW/litre 70.3 ps/litre 69.3 bhp/litre 1.14 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 | |||
| compression ratio | 18:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel 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 D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 2.3/4.3 l/100km 90km/h / combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 2.3/4.3 l/100km 90kmph/combined | ||
| km/litre | 43.5/23.3 km/l 90kmph/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 122.8/65.7 UK MPG 90kmph/combined | ||
| US MPG | 102.3/54.7 US MPG 90kmph/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | continuously variable transmission | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 128634 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Mercedes-Benz Bionic Car Concept added 2005-06-09. Last modified 2017-10-29. |
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