V 230
  • Design name
    638 E 23
  • Type
    638.294+MQ8
  • Production period
    01.1999 - 06.2003
  • Note on production period
    production standard production - end of production
  • Combustion principle
    four-stroke petrol (with manifold injection and emission control system with closed-loop 3-way catalyst)
  • Configuration
    front, transverse; vertical
  • Engine type
    M 111 E 23 / 111.980
  • Number of cylinders / arrangement
    4 / in-line; 15° inclination to the rear
  • Bore x Stroke
    90.9 x 88.4 mm
  • Total displacement
    2295 cc
  • Compression ratio
    10,4
  • Rated output
    105 kW / 143 hp at 5000 rpm
  • Rated torque
    215 Nm at 3500 - 4500 rpm
  • Number of valves / arrangement
    2 intake, 2 exhaust / V-shaped overhead
  • Valve operation
    2 overhead camshafts (intake camshaft adjustable)
  • 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 / 78 l
  • Frame design
    steel unit body
  • Front-wheel suspension
    A-arm / McPherson strut
  • Rear-wheel suspension
    semi-trailing arm axle with air suspension and level control
  • Front springs
    coil springs, supplementary rubber suspension, torsion bar stabiliser
  • Rear springs
    air suspension
  • Shock absorber front/rear
    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
    sheet-steel wh., light-alloy wh. optional (as standard for
  • Wheel rims
    6 J x 15 H 2 (
  • Tires
    195/70 R 15 C 96 T;
  • Driven wheels
    front wheels
  • Drivetrain
    final-drive assembly and differential in unit with transmission
  • Gearing
    5-speed manual transmission Getrag GTO 28-5
  • Availibility
    as standard
  • Shifting
    gear shift lever in the instrument panel
  • Clutch
    dry single-disc clutch
  • Transmission type
    change-speed gear
  • Gear ratios
    I. 4.25; II. 2.35; III. 1.46; IV. 1.03; V. 0.81; R. 3.81
  • Final drive ratio
    4.29
  • Maximum speed
    174 km/h
  • Acceleration 0-100 km/h
    15.1 s
  • Fuel consumption
    15.6 / 9.1 / 11.5 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)
  • Gearing
    4-speed manual transmission ZF HP-20
  • Availibility
    optional
  • Shifting
    selector lever in the instrument panel
  • Clutch
    hydraulic torque converter in automatic transmission
  • Transmission type
    planetary gear system
  • Gear ratios
    I. 2.72; II. 1.48; III. 1.0; IV. 0.72; R. 2.57
  • Final drive ratio
    4.70
  • Maximum speed
    173 km/h
  • Acceleration 0-100 km/h
    14.2 s
  • Fuel consumption
    16.2 / 9.3 / 11.9 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
    3000 mm
  • Front / rear track
    1620 / 1630 mm
  • Length
    4659 mm
  • Width
    1880 mm
  • Height
    1844 mm
  • Kerb weight
    1970 kg
  • by Guideline
    EC 92/21 (including driver, 68 kg, and baggage, 7 kg; tank 90 % full)
  • Gross weight
    2700 kg
  • Units produced
    in production
  • Prices
    01.1999: DM 57,895.60
    09.2000: EUR 30,044.00 (DM 58,760.96)
    09.2001: EUR 30,856.00 (DM 60,349.09)
    09.2002: EUR 31,331.60
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