The Mercedes-Benz C 300 d is a 4 door saloon style motor vehicle with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The C 300 d forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 205 model range.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 242 bhp (245 PS/180 kW) at 4200 rpm and 500 Nm (369 lbft/51 kgm) at 1600-2400 rpm respectively.
A 9 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a stated 1635 kg at the kerb.
The Mercedes-Benz C 300 d is claimed to achieve a top speed of 250 km/h which is 155 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 129.0 g/km.
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 | 2840 mm | 111.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Length | 4686 mm | 184.5 inches | |
| Width | 1810 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1442 mm | 56.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1635 kg | 3605 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 66 litres | 14.5 [17.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1950 cc (118.996 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 92.3 mm
3.23 × 3.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 245 PS (242 bhp) (180 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 500 Nm (369 ft·lb) (51 kgm) at 1600-2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 92.5 kW/litre 125.8 ps/litre 124.1 bhp/litre 2.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
256.41 Nm/litre
3.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 15.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 3222.1 kPa (467.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 487.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 150.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 110.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 148.01 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.06 kg/kW 15.13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 129.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | D | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | A | ||
| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/40 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 9 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 601095 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 205 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Mercedes-Benz C 300 d added 2019-08-11. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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