This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 210 model series.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 3 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.6 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 168 bhp (170 PS/125 kW) at 5500 rpm and 240 Nm (177 lbft/24.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1590 kg.
The Mercedes-Benz E 240 is said to be able to attain a top speed of 229 km/h (142 mph), officially stated fuel consumption is 15.9/7.9/10.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
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 | 2833 mm | 111.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1536 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Length | 4818 mm | 189.7 inches | |
| Width | 1799 mm | 70.8 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1590 kg | 3505 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 | M 112 E 26 / 112.914 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2597 cc (158.479 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89.9 × 68.2 mm
3.54 × 2.69 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.32 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 18 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 170 PS (168 bhp) (125 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.2 kW/litre 65.6 ps/litre 64.7 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.41 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1161.3 kPa (168.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 432.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 229 km/h (142 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 107.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.69 kg/kW 21.2 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.9/7.9/10.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.9/7.9/10.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.3/12.7/9.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.8/35.8/26.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.8/29.8/21.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| 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 | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/65 R 15 94V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/65 R 15 94V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 188815 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 210 E 26 | ||
| Model family | W 210 | ||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2000 Mercedes-Benz E 240 added 2008-09-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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