The 500 SEC is a rear wheel drive Bruno Sacco designed coupé passenger car with a front placed engine, sold by Mercedes-Benz.
The Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC belongs to the C 140 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
The 5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that develops 315.5 bhp (320 PS/235 kW) of power at 5700 rpm, and maximum torque of 470 N·m (347 lb·ft/47.9 kgm) at 3900 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 2080 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h (155 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 10.0/11.9/17.7 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2495 mm | 98.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1576 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5065 mm | 199.4 inches | |
| Width | 1912 mm | 75.3 inches | |
| Height | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 2.03 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2080 kg | 4586 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] 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 / 119.970 | ||
| 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 (DIN) |
320 PS (315.5 bhp) (235 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
470 Nm (347 ft·lb) (47.9 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
47.3 kW/litre 64.3 ps/litre 63.4 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
94.51 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch KE5-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1187.7 kPa (172.3 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 | 7.2 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 153.79 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 113.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 151.68 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.84 kg/kW 14.77 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.0/11.9/17.7 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.0/11.9/17.7 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 10.0/8.4/5.6 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 28.2/23.7/16.0 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 23.5/19.8/13.3 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.MLi.CS.ARB.ALC. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 16 | ||
| 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 | 64856 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | C 140 E 50 | ||
| Model family | C 140 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC added before December 1995. Last modified 2022-05-21. |
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