ML 230

Design name:
W 163 E 23
Type:
163.136
Production period:
03.1998 / 04.1998 - 03.2000
Note on production period:
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
Structure:
SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle)

Combustion principle:
four-stroke petrol (with manifold injection and emission control system with closed-loop 3-way catalyst)
Configuration:
front, longitudinal; vertical
Engine type:
M 111 E 23 / 111.977
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
4 / in-line; 15° inclination to the right
Bore x Stroke:
90.9 x 88.4 mm
Total displacement:
2295 cc
Compression ratio:
10,4
Rated output:
110 kW / 150 hp at 5400 rpm
Rated torque:
220 Nm at 3700 - 4800 rpm
Number of valves / arrangement:
2 intake, 2 exhaust / V-shaped overhead
Valve operation:
2 overhead camshafts
Camshaft drive:
double roller chain
Fuel system:
microprocessor controlled injection system with hot-film air mass sensor (Bosch ME engine management)
Fuel tank: position / capacity:
in front of the rear axle / 70 l

Frame design:
box-section ladder-type frame / steel unit body
Front-wheel suspension:
double wishbone
Rear-wheel suspension:
double wishbone
Front springs:
torsion bar 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;~disc brakes front (internally ventilated) and rear
Parking brake (hand brake):
mechanical (foot-operated), acting on rear wheels
Wheels:
light-alloy wheels
Wheel rims:
6 1/2 J x 16 H 2
Tires:
225/75 R 16 104 T
Driven wheels:
permanent four-wheel drive on front and rear wheels, controlled via electronic traction system ETS
Drivetrain:
from power divider (integral part of automatic transmission) via single-piece cardan shaft on front-axle differential and via divided cardan shaft on rear-axle differential (power distribution 48% front, 52% rear)

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. 3.86; II. 2.18; III. 1.38; IV. 1.0; V. 0.80; R. 4.22
Final drive ratio:
front/rear: 4.78; transfer case: road 1.0 / off-road 2.64
Maximum speed:
177 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h:
12.7 s
Fuel consumption:
17.1 / 10.0 / 12.7 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:
2820 mm
Front / rear track:
1565 / 1565 mm
Length:
4587 mm
Width:
1833 mm
Height:
1807 mm
Kerb weight:
1930 kg; since .1999: 2050 kg
by Guideline:
EC 92/21 (including driver, 68 kg, and baggage, 7 kg; tank 90 % full)
Gross weight:
2650 kg; since .1999: 2750 kg

Units produced:
8640
Prices:
09.1997: DM 60,950.00 04.1998: DM 61,480.00 02.1999: DM 62,118.00 09.1999: DM 62,698.00