The E 300 BlueEFFICIENCY Estate is a passenger car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 5 door estate/station wagon body style.
The E 300 BlueEFFICIENCY Estate forms part of Mercedes-Benz's S 212 family of cars.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.5 litres. For this model it musters power and torque figures of 248.5 bhp (252 PS/185 kW) at 6500 rpm and 340 Nm (251 lbft/34.7 kgm) at 3500-4500 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 7 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a stated 1840 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), claimed fuel consumption is 9.6/5.6/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 165.0 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 | 2874 mm | 113.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1583 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1604 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Length | 4895 mm | 192.7 inches | |
| Width | 1854 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1515 mm | 59.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1840 kg | 4057 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.3 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3498 cc (213.461 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.9 × 86 mm
3.66 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 252 PS (248.5 bhp) (185 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 340 Nm (251 ft·lb) (34.7 kgm) at 3500-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53 kW/litre 72 ps/litre 71 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
97.2 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1221.4 kPa (177.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 583 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.5 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 136.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 100.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 135.05 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.93 kg/kW 16.59 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.6/5.6/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.6/5.6/7.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.4/17.9/14.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 29.4/50.4/39.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 24.5/42.0/33.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 165.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | G | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 274461 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 212255 | ||
| Model family | S 212 | ||
| RAC rating | 32.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueEFFICIENCY Estate added 2012-06-05. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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