The Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 is a front wheel drive vehicle, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's C 117 series.
The Mercedes-Benz CLA 250's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 208 bhp (211 PS/155 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 1250-4000 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1481 kg.
Top quoted speed is 240 km/h, or 149 mph, manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 26/38 US MPG EPA city/highway.
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 | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1547 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1544 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Length | 4630 mm | 182.3 inches | |
| Width | 1778 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 99 mm | 3.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1481 kg | 3265 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.28 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz/Renault | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1991 cc (121.498 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 | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 211 PS (208 bhp) (155 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1250-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 77.9 kW/litre 105.9 ps/litre 104.5 bhp/litre 1.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
175.79 Nm/litre
2.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2209.1 kPa (320.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 142.4 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 140.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.55 kg/kW 15.95 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 26/38 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.0/6.2 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 11.1/16.2 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 31.2/45.6 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 26.0/38.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front 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 | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 496188 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | C 117 | ||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 added 2016-08-03. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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