The 450 SL is a rear wheel drive Friedrich Geiger designed convertible/cabriolet passenger car with a front positioned engine, from Mercedes-Benz.
The Mercedes-Benz 450 SL is one of the R 107 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
Its 8 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.5 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 221.5 bhp (225 PS/165 kW) at 5000 rpm and 378 Nm (279 lbft/38.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1580 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 215 km/h, which equates to 134 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Número de puertas | 2 | ||
| diseñado por | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2455 | 96.7 | |
| Vía delantera | 1452 | 57.2 | |
| Vía trasera | 1440 | 56.7 | |
| Longitud | 4390 | 172.8 | |
| Ancho | 1790 | 70.5 | |
| Altura | 1300 | 51.2 | |
| Despeje del suelo | 140 | 5.5 | |
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.79 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 1580 kg | 3483 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Código de motor | M 117 E 45 / 117.982 | ||
| Número de cilindros | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilindrada | 4.5 litre 4520 cc (275.827 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 92 × 85 mm
3.62 × 3.35 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.08 | ||
| Distribución | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 válvulas por cilindro 16 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal (DIN) |
225 PS (221.5 bhp) (165 kW) a 5000 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo (DIN) |
378 Nm (279 ft·lb) (38.5 kgm) a 3000 rpm |
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| Potencia específica (DIN) |
36.5 kW/litre 49.7 ps/litre 49 bhp/litre 0.8 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
83.63 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | Cárter húmedo | ||
| Relación de compresión | 8.8:1 | ||
| Alimentación | Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| 1050.9 kPa (152.4 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 565 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | N | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 8.8 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 215 km/h (134 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 142.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 140.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.57 kg/kW 15.98 lb/bhp |
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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | I.W.CS. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Ruedas delante | 6½J x 14 H2 | ||
| Ruedas detrás | 6½J x 14 H2 | ||
| Neumáticos delante | 205/70 VR 14 | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | 205/70 VR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2774 cm2 | ||
| Transmisión | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 1 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 3.07 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61677 | ||
| Unidades producidas | |||
| Model code | R 107 E 45 | ||
| R 107 | |||
| RAC rating | 42.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Mercedes-Benz 450 SL added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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