The Mercedes-Benz S 300 Turbodiesel is a 4 door saloon style car with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz S 300 Turbodiesel belongs to the W 140 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 174.5 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) at 4400 rpm and 330 Nm (243 lbft/33.7 kgm) at 1600-3600 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1960 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 206 km/h (128 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 6.7/8.7/11.2 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/ECC.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3040 mm | 119.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1606 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1579 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 5113 mm | 201.3 inches | |
| Width | 1886 mm | 74.3 inches | |
| Height | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1960 kg | 4321 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | OM 606 D 30 LA / 606.960 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 84 mm
3.43 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 177 PS (174.5 bhp) (130 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 330 Nm (243 ft·lb) (33.7 kgm) at 1600-3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 43.4 kW/litre 59.1 ps/litre 58.2 bhp/litre 0.95 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
110.15 Nm/litre
1.33 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 22:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch diesel injection pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1384.1 kPa (200.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 11.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 206 km/h (128 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 90.27 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.39 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 89.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.06 kg/kW 25.16 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.7/8.7/11.2 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/ECC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.7/8.7/11.2 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 14.9/11.5/8.9 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 42.2/32.5/25.2 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 35.1/27.0/21.0 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.960 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 16 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 16 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/60 R 16 100V | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/60 R 16 100V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 290 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 608399 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 140 D 30 LA | ||
| Model family | W 140 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Mercedes-Benz S 300 Turbodiesel added 2019-09-28. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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