The 420 SL is an automobile from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Friedrich Geiger-designed 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's R 107 model series.
The 8 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.2 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 201 bhp (204 PS/150 kW) at 5200 rpm and 304 Nm (224 lbft/31 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1600 kg.
The Mercedes-Benz 420 SL is claimed to achieve a top speed of 205 km/h, or 127 mph, stated fuel consumption is 9.9/12.1/15.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/EEC.
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 | 2455 | 96.7 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1460 | 57.5 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1465 | 57.7 Zoll | |
| Länge | 4390 | 172.8 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1791 | 70.5 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1295 | 51 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.79 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1600 kg | 3527 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 85 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Motor-Typ | M 116 E 42 / 116.964 | ||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 | ||
| Hubraum | 4.2 litre 4196 cc (256.056 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 92 × 78.9 mm
3.62 × 3.11 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.17 | ||
| Verteilung | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (DIN) |
204 PS (201 bhp) (150 kW) bei 5200 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (DIN) |
304 Nm (224 ft·lb) (31 kgm) bei 3600 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (DIN) |
35.7 kW/litre 48.6 ps/litre 47.9 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (DIN) |
72.45 Nm/litre
0.88 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | nassersumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 9:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 910.4 kPa (132 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | 5 | ||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 524.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 9 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 205 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 127.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.67 kg/kW 17.83 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | 9.9/12.1/15.4 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/EEC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.9/12.1/15.4 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 10.1/8.3/6.5 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 28.5/23.3/18.3 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 23.8/19.4/15.3 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | |||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | |||
| Radaufhängen hintern | |||
| Rädergröße vorn | 7½J x 15 | ||
| Rädergröße hintern | 7½J x 15 | ||
| Reifen vorn | 205/65 VR 15 | ||
| Reifen hintern | 205/65 VR 15 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | 286 mm | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 4 gang Automatikgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 2.47 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 730125 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | R 107 E 42 | ||
| R 107 | |||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Mercedes-Benz 420 SL added 2021-10-23. Last modified 2021-10-23. |
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