Mercedes-Benz C 320 Sports Coupé is a car that has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz C 320 Sports Coupé is one of the CL 203 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 3.2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 3 valves per cylinder. It develops 214 bhp (217 PS/160 kW) of power at 5700 rpm, and maximum torque of 310 N·m (229 lb·ft/31.6 kgm) at 3000-4600 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1525 kg.
Top quoted speed is 248 km/h, which equates to 154 mph, official fuel consumption is 16.3/7.8/10.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 262.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2715 mm | 106.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4343 mm | 171 inches | |
| Width | 1728 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1406 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1525 kg | 3362 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3199 cc (195.215 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89.9 × 84 mm
3.54 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 18 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 217 PS (214 bhp) (160 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 310 Nm (229 ft·lb) (31.6 kgm) at 3000-4600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 49.9 kW/litre 67.8 ps/litre 66.9 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.91 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1217.7 kPa (176.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Other | ||
| Unitary capacity | 533.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 248 km/h (154 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 142.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 140.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.56 kg/kW 15.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.3/7.8/10.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.3/7.8/10.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.1/12.8/9.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.3/36.2/25.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.4/30.2/21.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 262.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| 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 | I.MS.3Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 114026 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | CL 203 | ||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Mercedes-Benz C 320 Sports Coupé added 2003-10-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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