A 140
  • Design name
    W 168 E 14
  • Type
    168.031
  • Production period
    03.2001 - 05.2004
  • Note on production period
    production 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 (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 (with automatic transmission: 80.0 x 79.5 mm)
  • Total displacement
    1397 cc (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 (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, antilock system and 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
  • Tires
    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
    9.7 / 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
  • 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
    9.7 / 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
  • 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
    10.4 / 5.9 / 7.5 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
    1503 / 1452 mm
  • Length
    3606 mm
  • Width
    1719 mm
  • Height
    1575 mm
  • Kerb weight
    1105 kg
  • by Guideline
    EC 92/21 (including driver, 68 kg, and baggage, 7 kg; tank 90 % full)
  • Gross weight
    1490 kg
  • Units produced
    a total of 291,384 (since 10.1996)
  • Prices
    01.2001: EUR 16,530.00 (DM 32,329.87)
    01.2002: EUR 16,762.00
    02.2003: EUR 16,936.00
    02.2004: EUR 17,168.00
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