This automobile has a 2 door coupé body style with a mid mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 12 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 6 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 389 bhp (394 PS/290 kW) at 5200 rpm and 570 Nm (420 lbft/58.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
The Mega Monte Carlo weighs a quoted 1500 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1670 mm | 65.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1640 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Length | 4450 mm | 175.2 inches | |
| Width | 1990 mm | 78.3 inches | |
| Height | 1190 mm | 46.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1500 kg | 3307 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 44% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 110 litres | 24.2 [29.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.09 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.73 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 120 E 60 | ||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5987 cc (365.349 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 80.2 mm
3.5 × 3.16 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (EEC) |
394 PS (389 bhp) (290 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (EEC) |
570 Nm (420 ft·lb) (58.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (EEC) |
48.5 kW/litre 65.9 ps/litre 65 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (EEC) |
95.21 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1196.4 kPa (173.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.92 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 12.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 22.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 300 km/h (186 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 262.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 193.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 259.33 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.17 kg/kW 8.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 10 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 13 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 275/35 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 345/35 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 355 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.64 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.78 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 74118 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 58.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Mega Monte Carlo added 2000-01-26. Last modified 2019-05-08. |
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