• Design name
    V 251 E 35 4-M
  • Type
    251.165
  • Production period
    08.2004 / 06.2005 - 03.2010
  • Note on production period
    production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
  • Structure
    Grand Sports Tourer
  • Number of doors
    5
  • Combustion principle
    four-stroke petrol engine
  • Exhaust-gas treatment
    catalytic converter
  • Arrangement
    front
  • Installation direction
    longitudinally; over axle
  • Engine designation / type
    M 272 E 35 / 272.967
  • Number of cylinders / arrangement
    6 / 90° V
  • Bore
    92.9 mm
  • Stroke
    86.0 mm
  • Displacement
    3498 cc
  • Compression ratio
    10.7
  • Rated power
    200 kW / 272 DIN/hp at 6000 rpm
  • Nominal torque
    350 Nm at 2400 - 5000 rpm
  • Number of valves per cylinder
    4
  • Valve operation
    2 overhead camshafts per cylinder bank (variably adjustable)
  • Camshaft drive
    intake camshafts via duplex roller chain, outlet camshafts via gearwheel engagement with intake camshafts
  • Injection system (location)
    intake duct
  • Injection pump / injection system (type)
    microprocessor-controlled injection system with hot-film air-mass measurement
  • Injection pump (type)
    electric delivery pump
  • Coolant / filling quantity with heating
    9.5 l
  • Oil change quantity (with filter)
    8.0 l
  • On-board power supply voltage
    12 v
  • Battery capacity
    70 Ah
  • Generator
    three-phase AC / 2100 w
  • Ignition system
    electronic mapped ignition
  • Fuel tank capacity/of which reserve
    80 / 13.0 l
  • Fuel tank (location)
    in front of rear axle
  • Front-wheel suspension (type)
    independent suspension
  • Front axle
    double-wishbone front axle
  • Rear-wheel suspension (type)
    independent suspension
  • Rear axle
    four-link suspension
  • Suspension front / rear
    coil springs, single-tube gas pressure shock absorbers, torsion bar / air suspension (from 09.2007: coil springs), single-tube gas pressure shock absorbers, torsion bar
  • Steering (type)
    rack-and-pinion
  • Steering assistance
    hydraulically assisted, speed-dependent
  • Brakes front
    discs, internally ventilated
  • Rear brakes
    discs, solid
  • Disc or drum diameter front
    330 mm
  • Disc or drum diameter rear
    330 mm
  • Parking brake (actuation)
    mechanically (foot-operated)
  • Front rims
    7.5 J x 17 (from 09.2007: 8.0 J x 18)
  • Rear rims
    7.5 J x 17 (from 09.2007: 8.0 J x 18)
  • Front tyres
    235/65 R 17 (from 09.2007: 255/55 R 18)
  • Rear tyres
    235/65 R 17 (from 09.2007: 255/55 R 18)
  • Drive
    permanent all-wheel drive, controlled via electronic traction system 4ETS
  • All-wheel torque distribution front / rear
    50 % front / 50 % rear
  • Drivetrain
    from the transfer case (blocked with the main transmission) via cardan shafts to front and rear axle differential 
  • Transmission
    automatic
  • Gearbox type designation
    7G-TRONIC
  • Availability
    as standard
  • Clutch
    hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
  • Gearbox design
    planetary gear group
  • Forward gears (total)
    7
  • Gear ratio
    I. 4.38; II. 2.86; III. 1.92; IV. 1.37; V. 1.00; VI. 0.82; VII. 0.73; R. 3.42
  • Axle drive ratio
    3.70 (front/rear)
  • Maximum speed
    230 km/h
  • Acceleration 0-100 kpm
    8.4 s
  • Fuel consumption urban / extra-urban / combined (according to the respectively valid measurement and calculation methods)
    15.6-16.1 / 9.1-9.5 / 11.5-11.9 l per 100 km (premium petrol)
  • Wheelbase
    3215 mm
  • Front track gauge
    1643 - 1665 mm
  • Rear track gauge
    1636 - 1658 mm
  • Vehicle length
    5157 - 5173 mm
  • Vehicle width
    1922 mm
  • Vehicle height
    1661 - 1663 mm
  • Turning circle diameter
    12.40 m
  • Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods)
    2205 - 2230 kg
  • Permissible total weight
    2860 - 2880 kg
  • Permissible axle load front
    1370 kg
  • Permissible axle load rear
    1600 kg (from 05.2007: 1670 kg)
  • Payload
    650 - 655 kg
  • Permissible trailer load unbraked / braked
    750 / 2100 kg
  • Units produced
    not separately documented
  • Prices
    09.2005: EUR 53,244.00
    04.2006: EUR 53,244.00
    05.2007: EUR 54,323.50
    04.2008: EUR 55,394.50
    05.2009: EUR 56,525.00
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