This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
The C 270 CDI is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 203 series of cars.
Its 5 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2.7 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) at 4200 rpm and 400 Nm (295 lbft/40.8 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
The Mercedes-Benz C 270 CDI weighs a claimed 1585 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 225 km/h or 140 mph.
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 | 1585 kg | 3494 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 69 litres | 15.2 [18.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2685 cc (163.849 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 88.34 mm
3.46 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
172 PS (170 bhp) (127 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
47.2 kW/litre 64.2 ps/litre 63.3 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
148.98 Nm/litre
1.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 18:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Direct diesel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1872.1 kPa (271.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 537 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 108.75 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 107.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.5 kg/kW 20.88 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 77066 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 203 | ||
| RAC rating | 24.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Mercedes-Benz C 270 CDI Automatic added 2001-03-12. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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