Mercedes-Benz 500 SE is a car that has a 4 door sedan/saloon type body styled by Bruno Sacco with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The 500 SE forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 140 range of cars.
Its 5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that 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 gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 2000 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h or 155 mph, official fuel consumption is 10.4/12.3/17.9 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
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 | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3040 mm | 119.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1576 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5113 mm | 201.3 inches | |
| Width | 1886 mm | 74.3 inches | |
| Height | 1495 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2000 kg | 4409 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 119 E 50 / 119.970 | ||
| 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) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 163.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 161 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.33 kg/kW 13.91 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.4/12.3/17.9 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.4/12.3/17.9 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 9.6/8.1/5.6 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 27.2/23.0/15.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 22.6/19.1/13.1 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | 2.960 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB.ALC. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 16 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 16 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/60 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/60 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 6919 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 140 E 50 | ||
| Model family | W 140 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Mercedes-Benz 500 SE added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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