The C 112 is a rear wheel drive coupé car with a mid mounted engine, sold by Mercedes-Benz.
Its 12 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 6 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 402 bhp (408 PS/300 kW) at 5200 rpm and 580 Nm (428 lbft/59.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1550 kg.
The Mercedes-Benz C 112 is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h (155 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 | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1625 mm | 64 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Length | 4616 mm | 181.7 inches | |
| Width | 1976 mm | 77.8 inches | |
| Height | 1200 mm | 47.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1550 kg | 3417 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 120 E 60 | ||
| Cylinders | V 12 | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5987 cc (365.349 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 80.2 mm
3.5 × 3.16 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
408 PS (402 bhp) (300 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
580 Nm (428 ft·lb) (59.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.1 kW/litre 68.1 ps/litre 67.1 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
96.88 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch LH-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1217.4 kPa (176.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.92 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 262.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 193.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 259.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.17 kg/kW 8.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8¼J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 13J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 335/35 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 332 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 304 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 6897 | ||
| Production total | 1 | ||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 58.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Mercedes-Benz C 112 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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