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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | Bruno Sacco | ||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3070 | 120.9 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1545 | 60.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1517 | 59.7 | |
| Lengte | 5135 | 202.2 | |
| Breedte | 1820 | 71.7 | |
| Hoogte | 1430 | 56.3 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 150 | 5.9 | |
| 1.67 | |||
| Gewicht | 1655 kg | 3649 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Motor nummer | M 117 E 50 / 117.963 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5 litre 4973 cc (303.471 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 96.5 × 85 mm
3.8 × 3.35 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.14 | ||
| Distributie | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
231 PS (228 bhp) (170 kW) bij 4750 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
405 Nm (299 ft·lb) (41.3 kgm) bij 3000 t/min |
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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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(DIN) |
81.44 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9.2:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| 1023.4 kPa (148.4 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 621.63 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 8.1 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 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 | ||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | 12.30 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.CS.CA.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.CS.STA.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 6½J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 6½J x 14 H 2 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 205/70 VR 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 205/70 VR 14 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 278 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.24 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61820 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | V 126 E 50 | ||
| Model familie | 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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