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| General |
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Mercedes-Benz ML270 CDI |
| Body |
Steel body
on ladder frame chassis |
| Front/rear
tracks |
1565/1565mm |
| Turning
circle |
11.9m |
| Trunk
Volume |
633 -2020
litres |
| Kerb
Weight |
2115kg |
| Ground
clearance |
204mm |
| Gearbox |
| Type |
5-speed
manual |
| Ratios/kph
per 1000 rpm |
| 1st |
3.59/
10.9 |
| 2nd |
2.19/
17.9 |
| 3rd |
1.41/
27.9 |
| 4th |
1.00/
39.3 |
| 5th |
0.83/
47.3 |
| Final
drive |
3.46:1 |
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| Engine |
| Layout |
In-line,
five-cylinder, turbo-diesel, 2688cc |
| Max power |
163bhp
at 4200rpm |
| Max torque |
37.73kgm
at 1600-2800rpm |
| Specific
output |
60.64bhp
per litre |
| Power to
weight |
77.06bhp
per tonne |
| Torque to
weight |
17.84kgm
per tonne |
| Installation |
Front,
longitudinal, four-wheel-drive |
| Construction |
Iron
block and alloy head |
| Bore/stroke |
88.0/88.4mm |
| Valve gear |
4
valves per cylinder, dohc |
| Compression
ratio |
19.0:1 |
| Ignition
and fuel |
High
pressure direct injection, common rail, EDC |
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| Fuel
Consumption |
Brakes |
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| Acceleration
through the gears |
| in
kickdown |
| 20-80kph |
7.7 |
| 40-100 |
10.6 |
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| Maximum
speeds (kph/rpm) |
| 5th |
181/3910 |
| 4th |
172/4380 |
| 3rd |
127/4550 |
| 2nd |
84/4680 |
| 1st |
52/4750 |
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| Braking
(Surface dry) |
| 80-0kph |
22.9m |
2.8s |
| 60-0kph |
12.4m |
2.3s |
| 40-0kph |
4.9 |
1.7s |
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| Acceleration
from rest (Surface dry) |
| Kph |
Sec |
Sec
(with AC) |
| 10 |
0.59 |
0.74 |
| 20 |
1.24 |
1.32 |
| 30 |
1.86 |
1.94 |
| 40 |
2.59 |
2.86 |
| 50 |
4.08 |
4.22 |
| 60 |
5.18 |
5.32 |
| 70 |
6.66 |
6.89 |
| 80 |
8.70 |
8.87 |
| 90 |
11.01 |
11.26 |
| 100 |
13.40 |
13.69 |
| 110 |
16.16 |
16.65 |
| 120 |
20.20 |
20.96 |
| 130 |
24.11 |
25.39 |
| 140 |
28.62 |
29.76 |
| 150 |
34.21 |
36.26 |
| 160 |
41.54 |
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| Air
conditioning |
Noise |
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| Suspension |
| Front |
Independent, Double wishbone,
torsion bar, shock absorber, anti-roll bar |
| Rear |
Independant, double wishbone,
coil springs, shock absorber, anti-roll bar |
| Steering |
| Type |
Rack and Pinion,
power assisted |
| Turns lock
to lock |
3.7 |
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| Brakes |
| Front |
310mm
ventilated discs |
| Rear |
285mm
discs |
| Anti-lock
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Yes |
| Wheels
and tyres |
| Wheels |
5.0J x 14 |
| Made of |
Steel |
| Tyres |
175/65R 14 |
| Speedo
Error |
| Speedo
kph |
True
kph |
| 40 |
27 |
| 60 |
56 |
| 80 |
76 |
| 100 |
97 |
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| Gearing |
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| Layout |
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| Equipment |
| Air-conditioning |
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| Electric
windows |
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| Power
mirrors |
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| Alloy
wheels |
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| Steering
adj_ |
tilt |
| Seat
adjustment |
electric |
| Fog
lamps |
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| Sound
system |
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| CD-changer |
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| ABS |
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| Airbags |
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| RATING
THE MERCEDES ML270 CDI |
Looks
and styling  |
| Engine
and performance |
| Gearbox
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| Comfort
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| Driver
appeal |
| Build,
quality and finish |
| Fuel
efficiency |
| Air-conditioning
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| Interiors
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| Ownership
experience |
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| Dimensions |
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March 2002