A 140

Design name:
W 168 E 14
Type:
168.031
Production period:
10.1996 / 09.1997 - 03.2001
Note on production period:
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production

Combustion principle:
four-stroke petrol (with manifold injection and emission control system with closed-loop 3-way catalyst)
Configuration:
front, transverse; horizontal
Engine type:
M 166 E 14 / 166.940 (since 07.2000 with automatic transmission: M 166 E 16 LR / 166.960
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
4 / in-line; 59° inclination to the front; light-alloy block
Bore x Stroke:
80.0 x 69.5 mm (since 07.2000 with automatic transmission: 80.0 x 79.5 mm)
Total displacement:
1397 cc (since 07.2000 with automatic transmission: 1598 cc)
Compression ratio:
11.0
Rated output:
60 kW / 82 hp at 5000 rpm
Rated torque:
130 Nm at 3750 rpm (since 07.2000 with automatic transmission: 140 Nm at 2500 rpm)
Number of valves / arrangement:
1 intake, 1 exhaust / V-shaped overhead
Valve operation:
1 overhead camshaft
Camshaft drive:
single roller chain
Fuel system:
microprocessor-controlled injection system with hot-film air-mass sensor (HFM)
Fuel tank: position / capacity:
in front of the rear axle / 54 l

Frame design:
steel unit body
Front-wheel suspension:
A-arm / McPherson strut
Rear-wheel suspension:
trailing-arm axle
Front springs:
coil springs, torsion bar stabiliser
Rear springs:
coil springs, torsion bar stabiliser
Shock absorber front/rear:
twin-tube gas-pressure shock absorbers
Steering:
rack-and-pinion power steering
Brake system (foot brake):
hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster and antilock system, from 02.1998 with Brake Assist; front disc brakes and rear drum brakes
Parking brake (hand brake):
mechanical (manually operated), acting on rear wheels
Wheels:
sheet-steel wheels (light-alloy wheels optional)
Wheel rims:
5 1/2 J x 15 H 2; with sports suspension until 11.1997: 5 1/2 J x 16 H 2
Tires:
175/65 R 15 84 T (with sports suspension 195/50 R 16); from 02.1998: 195/50 R 15
Driven wheels:
front wheels
Drivetrain:
final-drive assembly and differential in unit with transmission

Gearing:
5-speed manual transmission
Availibility:
as standard
Shifting:
central floor gear shift lever
Clutch:
dry single-disc clutch (automatic clutch control optional)
Transmission type:
change-speed gear
Gear ratios:
I. 3.27; II. 1.92; III. 1.26; IV. 0.88; V. 0.70; R. 3.29
Final drive ratio:
4.06
Maximum speed:
170 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h:
12.9 s
Fuel consumption:
9.8 / 5.6 / 7.1 l
by Guideline:
93/116/EC; figures apply to City (urban) / EUDC (extra-urban) / NEDC (New European Driving Cycle, average from <36.8%> City and <63.2%> EUDC)

Gearing:
5-speed manual sports transmission
Availibility:
optional (from 04.1999)
Shifting:
central floor gear shift lever
Clutch:
dry single-disc clutch (automatic clutch control optional)
Transmission type:
change-speed gear
Gear ratios:
I. 3.27; II. 1.92; III. 1.34; IV. 1.03; V. 0.83; R. 3.29
Final drive ratio:
3.72
Maximum speed:
170 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h:
12.9 s
Fuel consumption:
9.8 / 5.6 / 7.1 l
by Guideline:
93/116/EC; figures apply to City (urban) / EUDC (extra-urban) / NEDC (New European Driving Cycle, average from <36.8%> City and <63.2%> EUDC)

Gearing:
5-speed automatic transmission
Availibility:
optional (from 07.1998)
Shifting:
central floor gear shift lever
Clutch:
hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
Transmission type:
spur gear system
Gear ratios:
I. 3.63; II. 2.09; III. 1.31; IV. 0.90; V. 0.72; R. 3.67
Final drive ratio:
3.76
Maximum speed:
167 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h:
14.6 s
Fuel consumption:
10.2 / 6.1 / 7.6 l
by Guideline:
93/116/EC; figures apply to City (urban) / EUDC (extra-urban) / NEDC (New European Driving Cycle, average from <36.8%> City and <63.2%> EUDC)

Wheelbase:
2423 mm
Front / rear track:
1502 / 1440 mm; from 02.1998: 1503 / 1452 mm
Length:
3575 mm
Width:
1719 mm
Height:
1601 mm ("Avantgarde": 1581) mm; from 02.1998: 1575 mm
Kerb weight:
1085 kg; from 02.1998: 1095 kg
by Guideline:
EC 92/21 (including driver, 68 kg, and baggage, 7 kg; tank 90 % full)
Gross weight:
1470 kg; from 02.1998: 1480 kg

Units produced:
a total of 291,384 (until 05.2004)
Prices:
05.1997: DM 30,360.00
04.1998: DM 30,972.00
02.1999: DM 31,320.00
01.2000: DM 31,726.00