This car has a 5 door estate/station wagon body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's S 203 range of cars.
Its 3 litre engine is a turbocharged, single overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that has an output of 221 bhp (224 PS/165 kW) of power at 3800 rpm, and maximum torque of 510 N·m (376 lb·ft/52 kgm) at 1600-2800 rpm.
A 7 speed automatic transmission supplies the power to the wheels.
The claimed kerb weight is 1700 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 241 km/h, which is 150 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 10.5/5.9/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 199.0 g/km.
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 | 2715 mm | 106.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1493 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1464 mm | 57.6 inches | |
| Length | 4541 mm | 178.8 inches | |
| Width | 1728 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1700 kg | 3748 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 72° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2987 cc (182.278 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 92 mm
3.27 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 224 PS (221 bhp) (165 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 510 Nm (376 ft·lb) (52 kgm) at 1600-2800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.2 kW/litre 75 ps/litre 74 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
170.74 Nm/litre
2.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 18:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2145.6 kPa (311.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 241 km/h (150 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 131.81 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 96.94 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.32 kg/kW 17.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.5/5.9/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.5/5.9/7.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.5/16.9/13.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.9/47.9/37.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.4/39.9/30.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 199.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.3Li.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7.5J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.5J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.47 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 125180 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | S 203 | ||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Mercedes-Benz C 320 CDI Estate Automatic added 2005-01-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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