The Mercedes-Benz E 280 Estate is a rear wheel drive automobile, with the engine placed in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
The Mercedes-Benz E 280 Estate belongs to the S 211 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 3 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 228 bhp (231 PS/170 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 300 N·m (221 lb·ft/30.6 kgm) at 2500-5000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a quoted 1785 kg at the kerb.
The Mercedes-Benz E 280 Estate is claimed to manage a top speed of 246 km/h which is 153 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 13.7/7.2/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 229.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| 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 | 4888 mm | 192.4 inches | |
| Width | 1822 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1785 kg | 3935 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] 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 | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 82.1 mm
3.46 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 231 PS (228 bhp) (170 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 300 Nm (221 ft·lb) (30.6 kgm) at 2500-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 56.7 kW/litre 77.2 ps/litre 76.1 bhp/litre 1.25 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.13 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1258.3 kPa (182.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 246 km/h (153 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 129.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 95.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 127.73 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.5 kg/kW 17.54 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.7/7.2/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.7/7.2/9.6 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.3/13.9/10.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.6/39.2/29.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.2/32.7/24.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 229.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| 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.AirSusp.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7.5J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.5J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 140492 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | S 211 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Mercedes-Benz E 280 Estate added 2006-04-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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