This car has a 2 door coupé body style styled by Friedrich Geiger with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's C 107 range of cars.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 237 bhp (240 PS/177 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 402 N·m (296 lb·ft/41 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels through a 3 speed automatic 'box.
Stated kerb weight is 1515 kg.
Top quoted speed is 225 km/h, or 140 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2815 mm | 110.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1452 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4750 mm | 187 inches | |
| Width | 1790 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1515 kg | 3340 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 117 E 50 / 117.960 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5025 cc (306.644 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 97 × 85 mm
3.82 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
240 PS (237 bhp) (177 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
402 Nm (296 ft·lb) (41 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35.2 kW/litre 47.8 ps/litre 47.2 bhp/litre 0.77 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
80 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo K-Jetronic fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1005.3 kPa (145.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 628.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 158.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 116.65 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 156.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.57 kg/kW 14.32 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARB.RS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/70 VR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/70 VR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | 2911 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.72 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61853 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | C 107 E 50 | ||
| Model family | C 107 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1977 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 added 1999-08-16. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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