The Mercedes-Benz E 420 Estate is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power to the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz E 420 Estate belongs to the S 210 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 4.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 275 bhp (279 PS/205 kW) at 5700 rpm and 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 3900 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed automatic set of gears.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1740 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 243 km/h, which is 151 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 9.3/5.4/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
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 | 2833 mm | 111.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1546 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Length | 4816 mm | 189.6 inches | |
| Width | 1799 mm | 70.8 inches | |
| Height | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1740 kg | 3836 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 119 E 42 / 119.985 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4196 cc (256.056 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 78.9 mm
3.62 × 3.11 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 279 PS (275 bhp) (205 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.9 kW/litre 66.4 ps/litre 65.5 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.33 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch ME Motronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1197.9 kPa (173.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 4200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 524.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 243 km/h (151 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 160.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 117.85 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 158.05 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.49 kg/kW 14.17 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.3/5.4/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.3/5.4/6.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 10.8/18.5/14.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 30.4/52.3/41.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 25.3/43.6/34.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 16 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 16 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/55 R 16 93W | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/55 R 16 93W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 549285 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | S 210 E 42 | ||
| Model family | S 210 | ||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Mercedes-Benz E 420 Estate added 2018-04-28. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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