Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC is an automobile that has a 2 door coupé type body designed by Bruno Sacco with a front mounted engine that delivers power to the rear wheels.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's C 126 family of cars.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 228 bhp (231 PS/170 kW) at 4750 rpm and 405 N·m (299 lb·ft/41.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC weighs a claimed 1610 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 225 km/h (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 | Bruno Sacco | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1540 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Length | 4910 mm | 193.3 inches | |
| Width | 1828 mm | 72 inches | |
| Height | 1406 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1610 kg | 3549 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
231 PS (228 bhp) (170 kW) at 4750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
405 Nm (299 ft·lb) (41.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.2 kW/litre 46.5 ps/litre 45.8 bhp/litre 0.75 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
81.44 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1023.4 kPa (148.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 621.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 143.58 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 105.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 141.61 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.47 kg/kW 15.82 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.CA.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.STA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.24 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61809 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | C 126 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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