The W203 Class and CLK, E Class and SLK used different versions which in 180 guise produce 143bhp, in 200 produce 163bhp and in 230 products 193bhp. In these guises the engine produces 154bhp and 181bhp.

The new W204 uses the M271 in the C180k and the C200k. A version running on natural gas was introduced in the German market in 2002. Output ranges from 143 hp ECE (105 kW) at 5500 rpm to 192 hp ECE (141 kW) at 5800 rpm. It uses SFI fuel injection, has 4 valves per cylinder with variable valve timing, is supercharged and intercooled, and features fracture-split forged steel connecting rods.

The family has a cast iron engine block and aluminum DOHC cylinder heads. The Mercedes-Benz M271 engine is a straight-4 automobile piston engine family used in the 2000s.Īll M271 engines are built in Bad Cannstatt, Germany. In the 2007 British F3 season, Mercedes now powers the majority of the Championship field. Double R Racing's lead driver, Mike Conway, dominated the championship. 2006 also saw Mercedes' first participation in the British F3 Championship, when it partnered with Double R Racing, co-owned by Kimi Räikkönen, and two other teams. It has brought drivers' titles for Jamie Green, Lewis Hamilton, and Paul di Resta. Its most notable win was provided by Christian Klien at Zandvoort in the non-championship Marlboro Masters.īetween 20, Mercedes-powered cars have dominated the drivers' and teams' championships in the Euroseries, due in part to its close relationship with ASM Formule 3, which is one of France's most successful F3 teams. Speiss-Opel was dominant, thanks in part to Ryan Briscoe and Prema Powerteam, but Mercedes was winning by the eighth round. Its engine powered the seven cars of Mücke Motorsport, Team Kolles, and ASM Formule 3. In 2003, Mercedes expanded its Formula Three program by supplying three teams in the inaugural year of the F3 Euroseries. Winkelhock achieved Mercedes' first F3 win at the Nürburgring in August 2002. The M271 made its competitive debut in the 2002 German Formula 3 Championship in two of Mücke Motorsport's three Dallara F302 chassis, driven by Markus Winkelhock and Marcel Lasse. Formula Three engine regulations demand a naturally-aspirated, 4-stroke, 4-cylinder, production-based specification, with a capacity of not more than 2000cc. The H.W.A Mercedes-AMG M271 was based on a 1.8 litre 4-cylinder from the C-Klasse, bored out to the regulation 2.0 litre capacity. Its engines, which are built and serviced by H.W.A GmbH, have so far contributed to a total of four drivers' and four teams' championship titles in the Formula Three Euroseries and British Formula Three Championship. In the five years since Mercedes-Benz began its involvement in Formula Three, it has developed into the formula's most dominant engine supplier. For those only interested in their M271 then scroll down a bit. You may be surprised to learn that a derivative of the M271 was used in Formula 3.įor those who are interested in how our engine is used in F3 read on. But Mercedes also used the engine in the CLK W209, W211 E Class and SLK. The new W204 C Class uses the engine as does the W203 C Class. Mercedes made this engine in such away as it can be configured to provide different outputs and therefore has been used in many different guises and models. People are forever asking about how to mod their M271 C180 Kompressor so I thought some work was required to help guide us all! Hope this helps someone.Īs you know a number of people regularly ask about the M271 engine on this and other forums.

Diagram of 2000 c230 kompressor engine