The C-111 is a passenger car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a mid positioned engine and a Bruno Sacco-penned 2 door coupé body style.
Its 3 cylinder, naturally aspirated Wankel rotary powerplant and a capacity of 1.8 (rotary equivalent) litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 280 bhp (284 PS/209 kW) at 7000 rpm and 293 Nm (216 lbft/29.9 kgm) at 6500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1100 kg.
Top claimed speed is 261 km/h (162 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2621 mm | 103.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1379 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1369 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Length | 4229 mm | 166.5 inches | |
| Width | 1801 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1125 mm | 44.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1100 kg | 2425 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 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1800 cc (109.843 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | |||
| maximum power output | 284 PS (280 bhp) (209 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 293 Nm (216 ft·lb) (29.9 kgm) at 6500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 116 kW/litre 157.7 ps/litre 155.6 bhp/litre 2.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
162.78 Nm/litre
1.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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 | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 261 km/h (162 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 258.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 189.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 254.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.27 kg/kW 8.8 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 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 3.17 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 9537 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Mercedes-Benz C-111 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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