The Mercedes-Benz 500 E is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied motor vehicle styled by Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz 500 E is one of the W 124 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 322 bhp (326 PS/240 kW) of power at 5700 rpm, and maximum torque of 480 N·m (354 lb·ft/48.9 kgm) at 3900 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic transmission transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Having a claimed kerb weight of 1710 kg, the Mercedes-Benz 500 E can dispense with the 0-100 km/h yardstick in 6.8 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 26.7 seconds.
Its maximum speed claimed is 251 km/h or 156 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco/Joseph Gallitzendörfer/Peter Pfeiffer | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1538 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Length | 4750 mm | 187 inches | |
| Width | 1796 mm | 70.7 inches | |
| Height | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1710 kg | 3770 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 119 E 50 / 119.974 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4973 cc (303.471 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.5 × 85 mm
3.8 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 326 PS (322 bhp) (240 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 480 Nm (354 ft·lb) (48.9 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.3 kW/litre 65.6 ps/litre 64.7 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.52 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch LH-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1212.9 kPa (175.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 621.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 15.6 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 26.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 251 km/h (156 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 190.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 140.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 188.3 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.12 kg/kW 11.9 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 16 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 16 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/55 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/55 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 7194 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 124 E 50 | ||
| Model family | W 124 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Mercedes-Benz 500 E added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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