ML 320

Design name:
W 163 E 32
Type:
163.154
Production period:
05.1997 / 07.1997 - 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 petrol (with manifold injection and emission control system with closed-loop 3-way catalyst)
Configuration:
front, longitudinal; vertical
Engine type:
M 112 E 32 / 112.942
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
6 / 90° V; light-alloy block
Bore x Stroke:
89.9 x 84.0 mm
Total displacement:
3199 cc
Compression ratio:
10.0
Rated output:
160 kW / 218 hp at 5700 /min
Rated torque:
310 Nm at 3000 - 4800 rpm
Number of valves / arrangement:
2 intake, 1 exhaust / V-shaped overhead
Valve operation:
1 overhead camshaft per cylinder bank
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, from 09.1998 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; from 02.1999: 225/75 R 16 104 H
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 automatic transmission
Availibility:
as standard
Shifting:
central floor gear shift lever
Clutch:
hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
Transmission type:
planetary gear system
Gear ratios:
I. 3.93; II. 2.41; III. 1.49; IV. 1.0; V. 0.83; R. 3.10
Final drive ratio:
front/rear: 3.69; transfer case: road 1.0 / off-road 2.64
Maximum speed:
180 km/h (electronically controlled); from 02.1999: 195 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h:
9.5 s
Fuel consumption:
18.2 / 11.2 / 13.8 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)

Wheelbase:
2820 mm
Front / rear track:
1565 / 1565 mm
Length:
4587 mm
Width:
1833 mm
Height:
1807 mm
Kerb weight:
1990 kg; from 09.1998: 2010 kg; since .1999: 2120 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:
a total of 282,614 (until 11.2002)
Prices:
09.1997: DM 75,900.00 04.1998: DM 76,560.00 09.1998: DM 77,836.00 02.1999: DM 78,880.00 09.1999: DM 79,576.00 01.2000: DM 80,852.00 01.2001: EUR 41,876.00 (DM 81,902.33)