This car has a coupé type body with a rear mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.6 litres. This unit produces power and torque figures of 100 bhp (101 PS/75 kW) at 5250 rpm and 150 Nm (111 lbft/15.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box transfers the power to the wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz F300 Life-Jet is claimed to achieve a top speed of 211 km/h or 131 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 5.3 l/100km overall (NEDC).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | |||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 3011 | 118.5 | |
| Voies AV | 1560 | 61.4 | |
| Voies AR | |||
| Longueur | 3954 | 155.7 | |
| Largeur | 1730 | 68.1 | |
| Hauteur | 1527 | 60.1 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.31 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | |||
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | |||
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 80 × 79.5 mm
3.15 × 3.13 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.01 | ||
| Distribution | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 8 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 101 PS (100 bhp) (75 kW) à 5250 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 150 Nm (111 ft·lb) (15.3 kgm) à 4000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 46.7 kW/litre 63.4 ps/litre 62.6 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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93.87 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 11:1 | ||
| Carburant | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1179.6 kPa (171.1 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 7.7 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 211 km/h (131 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 5.3 l/100km overall (NEDC) | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.3 l/100km (NEDC) | ||
| km/litre | 18.9 km/l (NEDC) | ||
| UK MPG | 53.3 UK MPG (NEDC) | ||
| US MPG | 44.4 US MPG (NEDC) | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | rear | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.DW. | ||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 150/80 ZR 16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 190/50 ZR 17 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | |||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | |||
| Rapport de pont | |||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 98153 | ||
| Production total | |||
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| Concept | |||
| RAC rating | 15.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Mercedes-Benz F300 Life-Jet added 2002-07-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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