This car has a 2 door roadster body style designed by Friedrich Geiger with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz 500 K Sports Roadster is one of the W 29 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
The 5 litre engine is a supercharged, overhead valve, 8 cylinder that produces 158 bhp (160 PS/118 kW) of power at 3400 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Top claimed speed is 160 km/h or 99 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2980 mm | 117.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1547 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Length | 4880 mm | 192.1 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 110 litres | 24.2 [29.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 24 I | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5018 cc (306.217 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 108 mm
3.39 × 4.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 160 PS (158 bhp) (118 kW) at 3400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 23.5 kW/litre 31.9 ps/litre 31.5 bhp/litre 0.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 5.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Mercedes-Benz carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 9 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 627.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | SwAx.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 3.62F x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 3.62F x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.00-17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.00-17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 214643 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 29 | ||
| RAC rating | 36.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1934 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Sports Roadster added 2010-05-22. Last modified 2017-08-09. |
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