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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2455 | 96.7 | |
| Voies AV | 1452 | 57.2 | |
| Voies AR | 1440 | 56.7 | |
| Longueur | 4390 | 172.8 | |
| Largeur | 1790 | 70.5 | |
| Hauteur | 1300 | 51.2 | |
| Garde au sol | 140 | 5.5 | |
| 1.79 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1580 kg | 3483 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Type moteur | M 117 E 45 / 117.982 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 4.5 litre 4520 cc (275.827 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 92 × 85 mm
3.62 × 3.35 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.08 | ||
| Distribution | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
225 PS (221.5 bhp) (165 kW) à 5000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
378 Nm (279 ft·lb) (38.5 kgm) à 3000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (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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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 8.8:1 | ||
| Carburant | Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1050.9 kPa (152.4 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 565 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 8.8 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Roues AV | 6½J x 14 H2 | ||
| Roues AR | 6½J x 14 H2 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 205/70 VR 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 205/70 VR 14 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 278 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2774 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.07 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61677 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | 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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