This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a mid located engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 2.4 (rotary equivalent) litre engine is a naturally aspirated, Wankel rotary 4 rotary chamber that develops 345 bhp (350 PS/257 kW) of power at 7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 392 N·m (289 lb·ft/40 kgm) at 4000-5500 rpm.
A 5 speed manual 'box transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1240 kg.
Top claimed speed is 300 km/h (186 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2620 mm | 103.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Length | 4440 mm | 174.8 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1120 mm | 44.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1240 kg | 2734 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 120 litres | 26.4 [31.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | RC 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2400 cc (146.457 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
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| Valve gear | |||
| maximum power output (DIN) |
350 PS (345 bhp) (257 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
392 Nm (289 ft·lb) (40 kgm) at 4000-5500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
107.2 kW/litre 145.7 ps/litre 143.8 bhp/litre 2.36 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
163.33 Nm/litre
1.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 600 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 300 km/h (186 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 282.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 207.47 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 278.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.82 kg/kW 8.05 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.TA. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 2.98 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 82247 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Mercedes-Benz C-111 added 2001-07-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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