The Mercedes-Benz E 320 Bluetec is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power to the rear wheels.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 211 range of cars.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 208 bhp (211 PS/155 kW) at 3800 rpm and 542 N·m (400 lb·ft/55.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1751 kg at the kerb.
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 | 4852 mm | 191 inches | |
| Width | 1822 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1483 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1751 kg | 3860 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 72° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2987 cc (182.278 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 92 mm
3.27 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (VeDi/Di-S-ABS) |
211 PS (208 bhp) (155 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (VeDi/Di-S-ABS) |
542 Nm (400 ft·lb) (55.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (VeDi/Di-S-ABS) |
51.9 kW/litre 70.6 ps/litre 69.6 bhp/litre 1.14 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (VeDi/Di-S-ABS) |
181.45 Nm/litre
2.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 16.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2280.2 kPa (330.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 4600 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | 1 VNT turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 120.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 88.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 118.79 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.29 kg/kW 18.86 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.5Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 312 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 151195 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 211 | ||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Mercedes-Benz E 320 Bluetec added 2007-01-08. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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