The Mercedes-Benz E 420 is a 4 door saloon style motor vehicle styled by Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 124 family of cars.
The Mercedes-Benz E 420's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 275 bhp (279 PS/205 kW) of power at 5750 rpm, and maximum torque of 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 3900 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1744 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 249 km/h (155 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1504 mm | 59.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 4755 mm | 187.2 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1744 kg | 3845 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.1 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 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4192 cc (255.812 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91.9 × 79 mm
3.62 × 3.11 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.16 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
279 PS (275 bhp) (205 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
48.9 kW/litre 66.5 ps/litre 65.6 bhp/litre 1.08 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
95.42 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1199.1 kPa (173.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 524 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 249 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 159.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 117.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 157.68 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.5 kg/kW 14.21 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.24 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 64757 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 124 | ||
| RAC rating | 41.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Mercedes-Benz E 420 added 1996-03-26. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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