The Mercedes-Benz CLK 230 Kompressor Cabriolet is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet-bodied automobile with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The CLK 230 Kompressor Cabriolet is part of Mercedes-Benz's A 208 range of cars.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft supercharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.3 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 194 bhp (197 PS/145 kW) at 5500 rpm and 280 Nm (207 lbft/28.6 kgm) at 2500-5000 rpm respectively.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1645 kg.
Top stated speed is 230 km/h (143 mph), and carbon dioxide emissions are 240.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2690 mm | 105.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1474 mm | 58 inches | |
| Length | 4567 mm | 179.8 inches | |
| Width | 1722 mm | 67.8 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1645 kg | 3627 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2295 cc (140.049 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.9 × 88.4 mm
3.58 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 197 PS (194 bhp) (145 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 280 Nm (207 ft·lb) (28.6 kgm) at 2500-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 63 kW/litre 85.7 ps/litre 84.5 bhp/litre 1.39 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
122 Nm/litre
1.47 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch HFM fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1533.2 kPa (222.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 573.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 119.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.94 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.93 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.37 kg/kW 18.99 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 240.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 ET 37 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 ET 37 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 195987 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | A 208 | ||
| RAC rating | 20.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Mercedes-Benz CLK 230 Kompressor Cabriolet added 2009-03-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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