This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 211 family of cars.
The 5 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.7 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 175 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) at 4200 rpm and 400 Nm (295 lbft/40.8 kgm) at 1800-2600 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual 'box transfers the power to the wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1665 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 233 km/h, which is 145 mph.
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) | 1559 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1552 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Length | 4818 mm | 189.7 inches | |
| Width | 1822 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1452 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1665 kg | 3671 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.26 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.21 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.57 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 5 | ||
| Capacity | 2.7 litre 2685 cc (163.849 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 88.3 mm
3.46 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 177 PS (175 bhp) (130 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 1800-2600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.6 kW/litre 66.1 ps/litre 65.2 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
148.98 Nm/litre
1.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 18:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1872.1 kPa (271.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 537 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 233 km/h (145 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 106.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.76 kg/kW 21.31 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 16 95V | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 16 95V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.47 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 90937 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 211 DE 27 LA | ||
| Model family | W 211 | ||
| RAC rating | 24.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Mercedes-Benz E 270 CDI added 2002-01-16. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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