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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | Bruno Sacco | ||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2515 | 99 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1532 | 60.3 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1521 | 59.9 | |
| Lengte | 4470 | 176 | |
| Breedte | 1811 | 71.3 | |
| Hoogte | 1300 | 51.2 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.78 | |||
| Gewicht | 1889 kg | 4165 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | 51.1% front | ||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | 0.32 | ||
| Frontaal oppervlak | 1.97 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.63 | ||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 | ||
| 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 | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 32 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
326 PS (322 bhp) (240 kW) bij 5500 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
450 Nm (332 ft·lb) (45.9 kgm) bij 4000 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 10:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Bo KE-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| 1137.1 kPa (164.9 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 621.63 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 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 | ||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.5Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.65 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 64966 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | 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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