The Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car designed by Bruno Sacco with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's V 126 range of cars.
Its 5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder that has an output of 228 bhp (231 PS/170 kW) of power at 4750 rpm, and maximum torque of 405 N·m (299 lb·ft/41.3 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1655 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 225 km/h or 140 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 9.1/11.4/15.2 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban as per 80/1268/EEC.
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 | 3070 mm | 120.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1545 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1517 mm | 59.7 inches | |
| Length | 5135 mm | 202.2 inches | |
| Width | 1820 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1655 kg | 3649 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| 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 / 117.963 | ||
| 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 | wet sumped | ||
| 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 139.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 102.73 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 137.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.73 kg/kW 16.26 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 9.1/11.4/15.2 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban as per 80/1268/EEC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.1/11.4/15.2 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 11.0/8.8/6.6 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 31.0/24.8/18.6 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 25.8/20.6/15.5 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 12.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.CA.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.STA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/70 VR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/70 VR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.24 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61820 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | V 126 E 50 | ||
| Model family | V 126 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL (1984) added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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