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Mercedes-Benz 230E (W123)  

1979-1982, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
79-82: i4/8V 9.0:1 2299cc.(140ci)

136DIN-hp

@5100rpm

59.2 hp/l FI 151lb-ft. (205Nm)

@3500rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.3l136hp: 183kph/114mph ?s 10.9s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

12.0-13.0 l/100km18.1-19.6 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 175 S1R4
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD, 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic optional

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4725 x 1786 x 1438 mm (186.0 x 70.3 x 56.6 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2795 mm - 1488/1446 mm (110.0 in - 58.6/56.9 in)
some calculations: base aera: 8.44 m² (90.8 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.12 m² (~22.8 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 12.14 m³ (428.3 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): 0.43 - drag area: 0.911 m² / 9.80 sq.ft.
weight: 1410 - 1450 kg (3108 - 3197 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 10.4 - 10.7 kg/hp (22.9 - 23.5 lb/hp) 94 - 96 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 25,200 DM (1980) 
production: 2,397,514 (all W123-sedans 1975-1985)
454,780 (all 240D 1975-1985)

   

The W123-series succeeded the W114/115 and was succeeded by the W124.
The W123 was the most successful model of Mercedes-Benz until then.

Pictures taken at the "2009 Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany
 
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Pictures taken in 2007 in Wiesbaden, Germany
 
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Pictures taken in 2011 in Wendlinghausen, Germany
 
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Pictures taken at the "2011 Street Mag Show" in Hamburg, Germany
 
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