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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | |||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3011 | 118.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1560 | 61.4 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | |||
| Lengte | 3954 | 155.7 | |
| Breedte | 1730 | 68.1 | |
| Hoogte | 1527 | 60.1 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.31 | |||
| Gewicht | |||
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | |||
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 80 × 79.5 mm
3.15 × 3.13 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.01 | ||
| Distributie | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 8 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 101 PS (100 bhp) (75 kW) bij 5250 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 150 Nm (111 ft·lb) (15.3 kgm) bij 4000 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 11:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | |||
| 1179.6 kPa (171.1 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 7.7 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 211 km/h (131 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 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) | ||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | rear | ||
| Motor plaatsing | unknown | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.DW. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | 150/80 ZR 16 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 190/50 ZR 17 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | |||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | |||
| Achteras verhouding | |||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 98153 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | 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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