The Mercedes-Benz 500 SL is a convertible/cabriolet designed by Friedrich Geiger with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power through the rear wheels.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's R 107 family of cars.
The Mercedes-Benz 500 SL's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5 litre, single overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 237 bhp (240 PS/177 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 402 N·m (296 lb·ft/41 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1540 kg.
The Mercedes-Benz 500 SL is claimed to attain a top speed of 225 km/h (140 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 10.9/13.2/20.7 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2455 | 96.7 | |
| Voies AV | 1452 | 57.2 | |
| Voies AR | 1440 | 56.7 | |
| Longueur | 4390 | 172.8 | |
| Largeur | 1790 | 70.5 | |
| Hauteur | 1300 | 51.2 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.79 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1540 kg | 3395 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Type moteur | M 117 E 50 / 117.960 | ||
| 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
240 PS (237 bhp) (177 kW) à 5000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
402 Nm (296 ft·lb) (41 kgm) à 3200 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
35.5 kW/litre 48.3 ps/litre 47.7 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
80.84 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 8.8:1 | ||
| Carburant | Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1015.8 kPa (147.3 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 621.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 7.8 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 156.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 114.76 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 153.9 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.71 kg/kW 14.56 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 10.9/13.2/20.7 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.9/13.2/20.7 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 9.2/7.6/4.8 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 25.9/21.4/13.6 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 21.6/17.8/11.4 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 | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.STA.CS. | ||
| Roues AV | 6½J x 14 H2 | ||
| Roues AR | 6½J x 14 H2 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 205/70 VR 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 205/70 VR 14 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 278 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.72 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61798 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | R 107 E 50 | ||
| R 107 | |||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Mercedes-Benz 500 SL added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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