The 500 SL is a motor car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Bruno Sacco-designed 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The Mercedes-Benz 500 SL belongs to the R 129 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5 litre, double overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 322 bhp (326 PS/240 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 450 N·m (332 lb·ft/45.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
With a stated kerb weight of 1889 kg, the Mercedes-Benz 500 SL can dispense with the 0-60 mph benchmark sprint in 6.3 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 14.6 seconds.
Maximum speed claimed is 249 km/h or 155 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2515 | 99 | |
| Voies AV | 1532 | 60.3 | |
| Voies AR | 1521 | 59.9 | |
| Longueur | 4470 | 176 | |
| Largeur | 1811 | 71.3 | |
| Hauteur | 1300 | 51.2 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.78 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1889 kg | 4165 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 51.1% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.32 | ||
| maître-couple | 1.97 m² | ||
| SCx | 0.63 | ||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| 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) |
326 PS (322 bhp) (240 kW) à 5500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) à 4000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
48.3 kW/litre 65.6 ps/litre 64.7 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
90.49 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 10:1 | ||
| Carburant | Bo KE-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1137.1 kPa (164.9 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 | 4.7 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 6.3 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 15.1 s | ||
| 0-400m | 14.6 s | ||
| 0-1000m | 25.8 s | ||
| Vitesse | 249 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 172.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 127.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 170.46 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.87 kg/kW 13.14 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.5Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.65 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 64966 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| R 129 | |||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Mercedes-Benz 500 SL added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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