The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster is a rear wheel drive road car, with its motor located in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body designed by Friedrich Geiger.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 198 II series of cars.
Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 5800 rpm and 275 Nm (203 lbft/28 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1383 kg.
Full specs
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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Anzahl türen | 2 | ||
| Entwerfer | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2400 | 94.5 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1398 | 55 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1448 | 57 Zoll | |
| Länge | 4570 | 179.9 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1790 | 70.5 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1300 | 51.2 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.9 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1383 kg | 3049 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Motor-Typ | M 198 I / 198.980 | ||
| Anzahl zylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Hubraum | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 85 × 88 mm
3.35 × 3.46 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 0.97 | ||
| Verteilung | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 12 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung | 218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) bei 5800 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment | 275 Nm (203 ft·lb) (28 kgm) bei 4600 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung | 53.5 kW/litre 72.8 ps/litre 71.8 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment |
91.79 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | trockensumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 8.55:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | Bo mechanical direct fuel inj. | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1153.5 kPa (167.3 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | 7 | ||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 10 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 157.62 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 155.46 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.63 kg/kW 14.41 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | 3.000 | ||
| Wendekruis | 11.50 m | ||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | I.CS. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | 5½K x 15 | ||
| Rädergröße hintern | 5½K x 15 | ||
| Reifen vorn | 6.50-15 | ||
| Reifen hintern | 6.50-15 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Dr/Dr | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | 260 mm | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2903 cm2 | ||
| Getriebe | 4 gang Schaltgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.64 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 111320 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | 198.042 | ||
| W 198 II | |||
| RAC rating | 26.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster added 2003-07-04. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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