Mercedes-Benz 350 SEL is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's V 116 family of cars.
The 8 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.5 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 192 bhp (195 PS/143 kW) at 5500 rpm and 275 Nm (203 lbft/28 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a stated 1700 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2965 mm | 116.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 5060 mm | 199.2 inches | |
| Width | 1870 mm | 73.6 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1700 kg | 3748 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 96 litres | 21.1 [25.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 116 E 35 / 116.985 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3499 cc (213.522 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 65.8 mm
3.62 × 2.59 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.4 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 195 PS (192 bhp) (143 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 275 Nm (203 ft·lb) (28 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 40.9 kW/litre 55.6 ps/litre 54.9 bhp/litre 0.9 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
78.59 Nm/litre
0.95 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 987.6 kPa (143.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 437.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 114.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 84.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 112.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.87 kg/kW 19.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 14 H 2-B | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 14 H 2-B | ||
| Tyres front | 205/70 HR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/70 HR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 193798 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | V 116 E 35 | ||
| Model family | V 116 | ||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1976 Mercedes-Benz 350 SEL added 2009-01-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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