A 150

Design name:
W 169 E 15
Type:
169.031
Production period:
11.2003 / 07.2004 - 05.2008
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 266 E 15 / 266.920
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
4 / in-line; 59° inclination to the front; light-alloy block
Bore x Stroke:
83.0 x 69.2 mm
Total displacement:
1498 cc
Compression ratio:
11.0
Rated output:
70 kW / 95 hp at 5200 rpm
Rated torque:
140 Nm at 3500 - 4000 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:
parabolic rear 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 with amplitude-dependent selective damping
Steering:
electromechanical rack-and-pinion parameter power steering
Brake system (foot brake):
hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster and antilock system; four-wheel disc brakes
Parking brake (hand brake):
mechanical (manually operated), acting on rear wheels
Wheels:
sheet-steel wheels (light-alloy wheels optional)
Wheel rims:
6 J x 15 H 2
Tires:
185/65 R 15 88 T; with "Avantgarde": 195/55 R 16 87 T
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
Transmission type:
change-speed gear
Gear ratios:
I. 3.64; II. 2.04; III. 1.33; IV. 1.03; V. 0.82; R. 3.29
Final drive ratio:
3.88
Maximum speed:
175 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h:
12.6 s
Fuel consumption:
7.9-8.5 / 5.4-5.8 / 6.2-6.8 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:
continuously variable automatic transmission with electronic control (7 virtual stages in manual transmission mode)
Availibility:
optional
Shifting:
central floor gear shift lever
Clutch:
hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
Transmission type:
belt-drive transmission with steel thrust link belt and V-pulley variator
Gear ratios:
I. 2.72; II. 1.69; III. 1.12; IV. 0.79; V. 0.65; VI. 0.52; VII. 0.42; R. 4.22 (in manual transmission mode)
Final drive ratio:
4.86
Maximum speed:
170 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h:
13.5 s
Fuel consumption:
8.5-9.2 / 5.5-6.1 / 6.6-7.2 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:
2568 mm
Front / rear track:
1556 / 1551 mm
Length:
3838 mm
Width:
1764 mm
Height:
1593 mm (with sports suspension: 1583 mm)
Kerb weight:
1225 kg
by Guideline:
EC 92/21 (including driver, 68 kg, and baggage, 7 kg; tank 90 % full)
Gross weight:
1690 kg