The 600 SL is a road 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 600 SL is one of the R 129 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 6 litre, double overhead camshaft 12 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 389 bhp (394 PS/290 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 570 N·m (420 lb·ft/58.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 2070 kg.
It is said to be able to attain a top speed of 253 km/h (157 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2515 mm | 99 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1532 mm | 60.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1521 mm | 59.9 inches | |
| Length | 4470 mm | 176 inches | |
| Width | 1811 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2070 kg | 4564 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.97 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.63 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5987 cc (365.349 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 80.2 mm
3.5 × 3.16 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
394 PS (389 bhp) (290 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
570 Nm (420 ft·lb) (58.1 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
48.5 kW/litre 65.9 ps/litre 65 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
95.21 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo LH-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1196.4 kPa (173.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.92 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 253 km/h (157 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 190.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 140.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 187.92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.14 kg/kW 11.92 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MLi.CS.ARB.ALC. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 64812 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | R 129 | ||
| RAC rating | 58.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Mercedes-Benz 600 SL added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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