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Pictures taken in 2009 in the "Mercedes-Benz Museum" in Stuttgart, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the Mercedes-Benz Museum

Mercedes-Benz 190-series (W201)

1982-1988, Germany

engines/performance

engines:

years	cyl./valv.	compr.	displacement	power		specific	fuel	torque
82-84:	i4/8V	9.0:1	1996cc.(122ci)	90DIN-hp	@5000rpm	45.1 hp/l	1bbl	122lb-ft. (165Nm)	@2500rpm
84-88:	i4/8V	9.1:1	1996cc.(122ci)	105DIN-hp	@5500rpm	52.6 hp/l	1bbl	122lb-ft. (165Nm)	@3000rpm
86-88:	i4/8V	9.1:1	1996cc.(122ci)	102DIN-hp	@5500rpm	51.1 hp/l	1bbl	118lb-ft. (160Nm)	@3000rpm
82-88:	i4/8V	9.1:1	1996cc.(122ci)	122DIN-hp	@5300rpm	61.1 hp/l	FI	131lb-ft. (178Nm)	@3500rpm
86-88:	i6/8V	9.1:1	1996cc.(122ci)	118DIN-hp	@5300rpm	59.1 hp/l	FI	127lb-ft. (172Nm)	@3500rpm
86-88:	i4/8V	9.1:1	2298cc.(140ci)	136DIN-hp	@5100rpm	59.2 hp/l	FI	151lb-ft. (205Nm)	@3500rpm
86-88:	i4/8V	9.1:1	2298cc.(140ci)	132DIN-hp	@5100rpm	57.4 hp/l	FI	146lb-ft. (198Nm)	@3500rpm
86-88:	i6/12V	9.2:1	2597cc.(158ci)	166DIN-hp	@5800rpm	63.9 hp/l	FI	168lb-ft. (228Nm)	@4600rpm
86-88:	i6/12V	9.2:1	2597cc.(158ci)	160DIN-hp	@5800rpm	61.6 hp/l	FI	162lb-ft. (220Nm)	@4600rpm
82-88:	i4/8V	22.0:1	1997cc.(122ci)	72DIN-hp	@4600rpm	36.1 hp/l	diesel	91lb-ft. (123Nm)	@2800rpm
84-88:	i5/10V	22.0:1	2497cc.(152ci)	90DIN-hp	@4600rpm	36.0 hp/l	diesel	114lb-ft. (154Nm)	@2800rpm
86-88:	i5/10V	22.0:1	2497cc.(152ci)	122DIN-hp	@4600rpm	48.9 hp/l	td	166lb-ft. (225Nm)	@2400rpm

performance:

engine	topspeed	0-50mph	0-62mph	0-100mph	0-124mph	1/4mile	mileage (US-gallon)
2.0l90hp:	183kph/114mph	8.3s	12.8s	50.9s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	9.0-10.0 l/100km	23.5-26.1 mpg
2.0l105hp:	193kph/120mph	7.8s	11.6s	37.9s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	9.5-10.5 l/100km	22.4-24.8 mpg
2.0l102hp:	180kph/112mph	?s	12.5s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	9.5-10.5 l/100km	22.4-24.8 mpg
2.0l122hp:	197kph/122mph	7.1s	10.8s	34.6s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	9.5-10.5 l/100km	22.4-24.8 mpg
2.0l118hp:	196kph/122mph	7.8s	11.7s	38.4s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	9.5-10.5 l/100km	22.4-24.8 mpg
2.3l136hp:	200kph/124mph	?s	11.0s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	10.0-11.0 l/100km	21.4-23.5 mpg
2.3l132hp:	196kph/122mph	6.6s	10.4s	30.1s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	10.0-11.0 l/100km	21.4-23.5 mpg
2.6l166hp:	210kph/130mph	?s	9.5s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	11.0-12.0 l/100km	19.6-21.4 mpg
2.6l160hp:	213kph/132mph	6.2s	8.9s	24.2s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	11.0-12.0 l/100km	19.6-21.4 mpg
2.0l72hp:	163kph/101mph	11.5s	17.9s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	7.0-8.0 l/100km	29.4-33.6 mpg
2.5l90hp:	174kph/108mph	10.3s	15.3s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	8.0-9.0 l/100km	26.1-29.4 mpg
2.5l122hp:	190kph/118mph	?s	12.0s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	8.5-9.5 l/100km	24.8-27.7 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear:

175/70 TR14

transmission/drive wheel:

4/5-speed/RWD, 4-speed automatic optional

dimensions/weight

length x width x height:

4420 x 1678 x 1383 mm (174.0 x 66.1 x 54.4 in)

wheelbase - tread f/r:

2665 mm - 1428/1425 mm (104.9 in - 56.2/56.1 in)

some calculations:

base aera: 7.42 m² (79.9 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.91 m² (~20.6 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 10.26 m³ (362.1 cu.ft.)

aerodynamics:

coefficient of drag (cd): 0.33 - 0.34 - drag area: 0.632 - 0.651 m² / 6.80 - 7.00 sq.ft.

weight:

1130 - 1380 kg (2491 - 3042 lb)

power/weight-ratio:

8.3 - 15.7 kg/hp (18.3 - 34.6 lb/hp) 64 - 120 hp/ton

price/production

base-price:

25,600 - 27,800 DM (1982)
32,950 - 46,170 DM (1988)

production:

around 1,100,000

The Mercedes-Benz W201 "190" was the first Mercedes-Benz-model in the mid-class-segment.
It was also called "Baby-Benz". The 190-series was followed by the Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202) in 1993.