Mercedes-Benz E 230 is a car that has a 4 door sedan/saloon body style with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The E 230 is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 211 model range.
The Mercedes-Benz E 230's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 201 bhp (204 PS/150 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 245 N·m (181 lb·ft/25 kgm) at 2900-5500 rpm.
A 6 speed manual transmission transmits the power to the wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1680 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed stated is 248 km/h or 154 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 13.3/6.9/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 220.0 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 | 2854 mm | 112.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Length | 4856 mm | 191.2 inches | |
| Width | 1822 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1483 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1680 kg | 3704 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2496 cc (152.315 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 68.4 mm
3.46 × 2.69 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 204 PS (201 bhp) (150 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) at 2900-5500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 60.1 kW/litre 81.6 ps/litre 80.5 bhp/litre 1.32 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
98.16 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1233.5 kPa (178.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 416 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.9 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 121.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 119.64 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.21 kg/kW 18.72 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.3/6.9/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.3/6.9/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.5/14.5/10.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.2/40.9/30.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.7/34.1/25.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 220.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| 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.4Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 185394 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 211 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Mercedes-Benz E 230 added 2008-08-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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