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 to the rear wheels.
The 500 SL forms part of Mercedes-Benz's R 107 model range.
Its 8 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 220 bhp (223 PS/164 kW) at 4700 rpm and 358 Nm (264 lbft/36.5 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
This power is transferred to the wheels through a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1605 kg.
Top stated speed is 215 km/h, which equates to 134 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 10.2/12.2/16.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/EEC.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2455 | 96.7 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1452 | 57.2 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1440 | 56.7 | |
| Lengte | 4390 | 172.8 | |
| Breedte | 1790 | 70.5 | |
| Hoogte | 1295 | 51 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.79 | |||
| Gewicht | 1605 kg | 3538 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 85 litres | 18.7 [22.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Motor nummer | M 117 E 50 / 117.964 | ||
| 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 | 223 PS (220 bhp) (164 kW) bij 4700 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 358 Nm (264 ft·lb) (36.5 kgm) bij 3500 t/min |
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| Specific output | 33 kW/litre 44.9 ps/litre 44.2 bhp/litre 0.72 bhp/cu in |
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71.99 Nm/litre
0.87 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| 904.6 kPa (131.2 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 | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 7.8 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 215 km/h (134 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 138.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 102.21 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 137.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.78 kg/kW 16.34 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 10.2/12.2/16.5 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per 80/1268/EEC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.2/12.2/16.5 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 9.8/8.2/6.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 27.7/23.2/17.1 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 23.1/19.3/14.3 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 | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 7J x 15 H2 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 7J x 15 H2 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 205/65 VR 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 205/65 VR 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| 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 | 730257 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | R 107 E 50 | ||
| Model familie | R 107 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1985 Mercedes-Benz 500 SL added 2021-10-23. Last modified 2021-10-23. |
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