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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2495 | 98.2 | |
| Voies AV | 1603 | 63.1 | |
| Voies AR | 1576 | 62 | |
| Longueur | 5065 | 199.4 | |
| Largeur | 1912 | 75.3 | |
| Hauteur | 1455 | 57.3 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 2.03 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 2080 kg | 4586 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Type moteur | M 119 E 50 / 119.970 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 5 litre 4973 cc (303.471 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 96.5 × 85 mm
3.8 × 3.35 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.14 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 32 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
320 PS (315.5 bhp) (235 kW) à 5700 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
470 Nm (347 ft·lb) (47.9 kgm) à 3900 tr/mn |
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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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(DIN) |
94.51 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10:1 | ||
| Carburant | Bosch KE5-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1187.7 kPa (172.3 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 621.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 7.2 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 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 | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.960 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.MLi.CS.ARB.ALC. | ||
| Roues AV | 7½J x 16 | ||
| Roues AR | 7½J x 16 H 2 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 235/60 ZR 16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 235/60 ZR 16 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 320 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.65 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 64856 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | C 140 E 50 | ||
| 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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