This vehicle has a 2 door coupé type body styled by Friedrich Geiger with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's C 107 model series.
The 5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder that develops 237 bhp (240 PS/177 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 404 N·m (298 lb·ft/41.2 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic 'box.
Stated kerb weight is 1515 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 225 km/h (140 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2815 | 110.8 | |
| Voies AV | 1452 | 57.2 | |
| Voies AR | 1440 | 56.7 | |
| Longueur | 4750 | 187 | |
| Largeur | 1790 | 70.5 | |
| Hauteur | 1330 | 52.4 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.69 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1515 kg | 3340 | |
| 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 50 / 117.960 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 5 litre 4973 cc (303.471 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 96.5 × 85 mm
3.8 × 3.35 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.14 | ||
| Distribution | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
240 PS (237 bhp) (177 kW) à 5000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
404 Nm (298 ft·lb) (41.2 kgm) à 3200 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35.5 kW/litre 48.3 ps/litre 47.7 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
81.24 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 8.8:1 | ||
| Carburant | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1020.9 kPa (148.1 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | 5800 tr/mn | ||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 621.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 8.5 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 11.60 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | TBAx.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 6½J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Roues AR | 6½J x 14 H 2 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.72 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 9570 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | C 107 E 50/107.026 | ||
| C 107 | |||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 added before December 1995. Last modified 2025-05-25. |
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