The Mercedes-Benz CLS 300 d is a sedan/saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power through the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz CLS 300 d is one of the C 257 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 242 bhp (245 PS/180 kW) and 500 Nm (369 lbft/51 kgm) at 1600-2400 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 9 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1825 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 250 km/h, which is 155 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 6.5/4.3/5.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 137.0 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 | 2939 mm | 115.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1618 mm | 63.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1634 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Length | 4988 mm | 196.4 inches | |
| Width | 1890 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Height | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1825 kg | 4023 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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) |
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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 | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| 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 | 6.4 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 134.45 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 98.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 132.6 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.11 kg/kW 16.89 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.5/4.3/5.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.5/4.3/5.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 15.4/23.3/19.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 43.5/65.7/54.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 36.2/54.7/45.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 137.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | E | ||
| 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 | 8J x 18 ET33 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 18 ET33 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/40 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 9 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 560604 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | C 257 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Mercedes-Benz CLS 300 d added 2018-10-13. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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