ML 270 CDI

Design name:
W 163 DE 27 LA
Type:
163.113
Production period:
06.1999 / 12.1999 - 07.2001
Note on production period:
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
Structure:
SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle)

Combustion principle:
four-stroke diesel (with direct injection, exhaust gas TC with charge-air cooling and emission control dev. with oxidation catalytic converter)
Configuration:
front, longitudinal; vertical
Engine type:
OM 612 DE 27 LA / 612.963
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
5 / in line; 15° inclination to the right
Bore x Stroke:
88.0 x 88.3 mm
Total displacement:
2685 cc
Compression ratio:
18.0
Rated output:
120 kW / 163 hp at 4200 rpm
Rated torque:
370 Nm at 1600 - 2800 rpm (manual transmission) or~400 Nm at 1800 - 2600 rpm (automatic transmission)
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 / turbocharger with intercooling
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, from 03.1997 with Brake Assist; 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:
6-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. 5.01; II. 2.83; III. 1.79; IV. 1.26; V. 1.0; VI. 0.82; R. 4.57
Final drive ratio:
front/rear: 3.46; transfer case: road 1.0 / off-road 2.64
Maximum speed:
185 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h:
11.7 s
Fuel consumption:
12.4 / 7.7 / 9.4 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:
planetary gear system
Gear ratios:
I. 3.59; II. 2.19; III. 1.41; IV. 1.0; V. 0.83; R. 3.16
Final drive ratio:
front/rear: ; transfer case: road 1.0 / off-road 2.64
Maximum speed:
183 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h:
11.6 s
Fuel consumption:
12.2 / 8.0 / 9.3 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:
1820 mm
Kerb weight:
2115 kg
by Guideline:
EC 92/21 (including driver, 68 kg, and baggage, 7 kg; tank 90 % full)
Gross weight:
2810 kg

Units produced:
a total of 173,247 (until 12.2004)
Prices:
09.1999: DM 69,948.00 01.2000: DM 71,688.00 01.2001: EUR 37,584.00 (DM 73,507.91)