The Mercedes-Benz C 180 is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its motor located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The C 180 forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 202 model range.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 170 N·m (125 lb·ft/17.3 kgm) at 4200 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Mercedes-Benz C 180 weighs a claimed 1350 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 193 km/h or 120 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 6.4/8.1/11.0 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2690 mm | 105.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1476 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Length | 4487 mm | 176.7 inches | |
| Width | 1720 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1414 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1350 kg | 2976 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 111 E 18 / 111.920 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1799 cc (109.782 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.3 × 78.7 mm
3.36 × 3.1 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
170 Nm (125 ft·lb) (17.3 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
49.7 kW/litre 67.6 ps/litre 66.7 bhp/litre 1.09 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
94.5 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1187.5 kPa (172.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 193 km/h (120 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 90.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 88.89 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.09 kg/kW 25.2 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.4/8.1/11.0 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.4/8.1/11.0 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 15.6/12.3/9.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 44.1/34.9/25.7 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 36.8/29.0/21.4 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/65 x 15 H 2 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/65 x 15 H 2 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 258 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 6864 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 202 E 18 | ||
| Model family | W 202 | ||
| RAC rating | 18.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Mercedes-Benz C 180 added 1997-11-30. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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