This car has a 4 door sedan/saloon type body with a front located engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz C 180 Kompressor belongs to the W 203 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre supercharged 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 141 bhp (143 PS/105 kW) at 5200 rpm and 220 N·m (162 lb·ft/22.4 kgm) at 2500-4200 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a stated 1475 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 223 km/h or 139 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 8.4 l/100km NEDC Overall.
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 | 2715 mm | 106.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1476 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Length | 4526 mm | 178.2 inches | |
| Width | 1728 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1426 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1475 kg | 3252 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| 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 | 143 PS (141 bhp) (105 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 220 Nm (162 ft·lb) (22.4 kgm) at 2500-4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 58.5 kW/litre 79.6 ps/litre 78.5 bhp/litre 1.29 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
122.49 Nm/litre
1.48 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo HFM fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1539.3 kPa (223.3 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 | 9.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 223 km/h (139 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 96.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.28 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.59 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.03 kg/kW 23.43 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.4 l/100km NEDC Overall | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.4 l/100km Overall | ||
| km/litre | 11.9 km/l Overall | ||
| UK MPG | 33.6 UK MPG Overall | ||
| US MPG | 28.0 US MPG Overall | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 98648 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 203 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Mercedes-Benz C 180 Kompressor added 2002-07-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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