The Mercedes-Benz G 400 CDI LWB is an off-road vehicle with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through all four wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's G 463 family of cars.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 247 bhp (250 PS/184 kW) at 4000 rpm and 560 Nm (413 lbft/57.1 kgm) at 1700-2600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 2585 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 180 km/h or 112 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 16.1/11.0/12.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 340.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Length | 4662 mm | 183.5 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1931 mm | 76 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2585 kg | 5699 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 96 litres | 21.1 [25.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3996 cc (243.851 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 250 PS (247 bhp) (184 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 560 Nm (413 ft·lb) (57.1 kgm) at 1700-2600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.1 kW/litre 62.7 ps/litre 61.8 bhp/litre 1.01 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
140.14 Nm/litre
1.69 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 18:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1761.1 kPa (255.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 10.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 96.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.03 kg/kW 23.44 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.1/11.0/12.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.1/11.0/12.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.2/9.1/7.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.5/25.7/22.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.6/21.4/18.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 340.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | LA.TransLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.Long&TransLi.CS.RS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 265/60 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 265/60 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 315 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 168443 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | G 463 | ||
| RAC rating | 36.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Mercedes-Benz G 400 CDI LWB added 2007-12-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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