The Mercedes-Benz C 240 Estate is a rear wheel drive car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
The Mercedes-Benz C 240 Estate is one of the S 202 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
The 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 3 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.4 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) at 5900 rpm and 225 Nm (166 lbft/22.9 kgm) at 3000-5000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Maximum claimed speed is 212 km/h (132 mph), official fuel consumption is 6.8/8.4/11.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2690 mm | 105.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Length | 4516 mm | 177.8 inches | |
| Width | 1723 mm | 67.8 inches | |
| Height | 1460 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| 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 112 E 24 / 112.910 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2398 cc (146.335 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83.2 × 73.5 mm
3.28 × 2.89 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 18 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 5900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 225 Nm (166 ft·lb) (22.9 kgm) at 3000-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.2 kW/litre 71 ps/litre 70.1 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.83 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch ME fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1179.1 kPa (171 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 212 km/h (132 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.8/8.4/11.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / city | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.8/8.4/11.4 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| km/litre | 14.7/11.9/8.8 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| UK MPG | 41.5/33.6/24.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| US MPG | 34.6/28.0/20.6 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/city | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 15 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 15 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/65 R 15 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/65 R 15 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 588071 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | S 202 E 24 | ||
| Model family | S 202 | ||
| RAC rating | 25.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Mercedes-Benz C 240 Estate Automatic added 2019-01-24. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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