A 160 CDI

Design name:
W 168 DE 17 A
Type:
168.007
Production period:
02.1997 / 10.1998 - 02.2001
Note on production period:
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production

Combustion principle:
four-stroke diesel (with direct injection, exhaust turbocharger and emission control device with oxidising catalyst)
Configuration:
front, transverse; horizontal
Engine type:
OM 668 DE 17 A / 668.941
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
4 / in-line; 59° inclination to the front; light-alloy block
Bore x Stroke:
80.0 x 84.0 mm
Total displacement:
1689 cc
Compression ratio:
19.5
Rated output:
44 kW / 60 hp at 3600 rpm
Rated torque:
160 Nm at 1400 - 2400 rpm
Number of valves / arrangement:
2 intake, 2 exhaust / V-shaped overhead
Valve operation:
2 overhead camshafts
Camshaft drive:
double roller chain
Fuel system:
common-rail direct injection, electronically controlled; Bosch 3-plunger high-pressure pump / exhaust-gas turbocharger
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 disc wheels
Wheel rims:
5 1/2 J x 15 H 2
Tires:
155/70 R 15 84 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 (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:
3.05
Maximum speed:
152 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h:
18.0 s
Fuel consumption:
6.6 / 3.9 / 4.5 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:
1523 / 1472 mm
Length:
3575 mm
Width:
1719 mm
Height:
1584 mm
Kerb weight:
1155 kg
by Guideline:
EC 92/21 (including driver, 68 kg, and baggage, 7 kg; tank 90 % full)
Gross weight:
1540 kg