The C 160 Sportcoupé is an automobile from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's CL 203 series.
Its engine is a supercharged petrol, 1.8 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 190 N·m (140 lb·ft/19.4 kgm) at 1500 rpm.
A 6 speed manual transmission transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1465 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 205 km/h (127 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 11.4/6.1/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 183.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2715 mm | 106.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1476 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Length | 4343 mm | 171 inches | |
| Width | 1728 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1406 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1465 kg | 3230 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 85 mm
3.23 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 190 Nm (140 ft·lb) (19.4 kgm) at 1500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 49.8 kW/litre 67.7 ps/litre 66.8 bhp/litre 1.09 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
105.79 Nm/litre
1.28 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1329.4 kPa (192.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 83.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 61.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 81.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.37 kg/kW 27.35 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.4/6.1/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.4/6.1/8.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.8/16.4/12.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.8/46.3/35.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.6/38.6/29.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 183.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | I | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.3Li.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 129470 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | CL 203 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Mercedes-Benz C 160 Sportcoupé added 2005-06-13. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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