Mercedes-Benz M100 engine family
E1033498
The Mercedes-Benz M100 engine family is a line of large-displacement, high-performance V8 engines used in the brand’s flagship luxury and performance models of the 1960s and 1970s.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mercedes-Benz engine family
ⓘ
engine family ⓘ |
| application |
limousines
ⓘ
luxury sedans ⓘ |
| bore |
103 mm (6.3 variant)
ⓘ
107 mm (6.9 variant) ⓘ |
| brand | Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Mercedes-Benz engines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
V8 engines ⓘ |
| compressionRatioRange | approximately 8.0:1–8.8:1 ⓘ |
| configuration | V8 engine ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | water-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| designedFor |
flagship Mercedes-Benz models
ⓘ
high-performance sedans ⓘ luxury cars ⓘ |
| displacementRange | 6.3–6.9 litres ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| fuelSystem |
Bosch K-Jetronic (later 6.9)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bosch mechanical fuel injection (early) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Daimler-Benz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
6.3
ⓘ
6.9 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
aluminium alloy cylinder heads
ⓘ
cast-iron engine block ⓘ dry-sump lubrication (6.9 variant) ⓘ high torque output ⓘ mechanical fuel injection (early versions) ⓘ |
| notableModel |
M100 6.3
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M100 6.9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUse |
Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman limousines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
high-speed autobahn cruising ⓘ |
| powerOutputRange | approximately 250–300 horsepower ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mercedes-Benz M189 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1981 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1963 ⓘ |
| stroke |
95 mm (6.3 variant)
ⓘ
95 mm (6.9 variant) ⓘ |
| successor | Mercedes-Benz M117 engine family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| torqueOutputRange | over 500 N·m ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercedes-Benz 600 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valvesPerCylinder | 2 ⓘ |
| valvetrain | single overhead camshaft ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.