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Mercedes-Benz 180 (W120)  

1953-1958, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
53-57: i4/8V 6.7:1 1767cc.(108ci)

52DIN-hp

@4000rpm

29.4 hp/l 1bbl 82lb-ft. (112Nm)

@1800rpm

57-58: i4/8V 6.8:1 1897cc.(116ci)

65DIN-hp

@4500rpm

34.3 hp/l 1bbl 94lb-ft. (127Nm)

@2200rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.8l52hp: 126kph/78mph ?s 31.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

10.5-11.5 l/100km20.5-22.4 mpg
1.9l65hp: 136kph/85mph ?s 21.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

9.5-10.5 l/100km22.4-24.8 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 6.40-13
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4485 x 1740 x 1560 mm (176.6 x 68.5 x 61.4 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2650 mm - 1430/1475 mm (104.3 in - 56.3/58.1 in)
some calculations: base aera: 7.80 m² (84.0 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.24 m² (~24.1 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 12.17 m³ (429.8 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1180 - 1210 kg (2601 - 2668 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 18.6 - 22.7 kg/hp (41.0 - 50.0 lb/hp) 44 - 54 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 9,950 DM (1953) 
production: around 72,500

   

This was the first Mercedes with an integral body and the replacement for the Mercedes-Benz 170 (W136).
The W120/121 was replaced by the Mercedes-Benz W110 in 1961.

Pictures taken at the "2007 Technorama" in Hildesheim, Germany
 
  Mercedes-Benz 180 (W120) 1953-1958   Mercedes-Benz 180 (W120) 1953-1958      
             

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