This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style styled by Bruno Sacco with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The 560 SEL forms part of Mercedes-Benz's V 126 model range.
The 8 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.5 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 295.5 bhp (300 PS/220 kW) at 5000 rpm and 455 Nm (336 lbft/46.4 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1780 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 237 km/h, which is 147 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 10.5/12.7/16.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban as per 80/1268/EEC.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3070 mm | 120.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1555 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1527 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Length | 5160 mm | 203.1 inches | |
| Width | 1820 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1446 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1780 kg | 3924 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 56% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 117 E 56 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.5 litre 5547 cc (338.499 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.5 × 94.8 mm
3.8 × 3.73 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
300 PS (295.5 bhp) (220 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
455 Nm (336 ft·lb) (46.4 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39.7 kW/litre 54 ps/litre 53.3 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
82.03 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1030.8 kPa (149.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 693.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 28.4 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 237 km/h (147 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 168.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 123.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 166.01 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.08 kg/kW 13.49 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.5/12.7/16.8 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban as per 80/1268/EEC | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.5/12.7/16.8 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 9.5/7.9/6.0 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 26.9/22.2/16.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 22.4/18.5/14.0 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.030 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 H 2 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/65 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 215/65 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 64229 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | V 126 E 56 | ||
| Model family | V 126 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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