The C 55 AMG is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) passenger car with a front located engine, from Mercedes-Benz.
The Mercedes-Benz C 55 AMG belongs to the W 203 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 5.4 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 3 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 361 bhp (366 PS/269 kW) at 5750 rpm and 510 N·m (376 lb·ft/52 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
It weighs a quoted 1635 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 250 km/h (155 mph), officially stated fuel consumption is 17.3/8.8/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 286.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2715 mm | 106.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1507 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1478 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Length | 4611 mm | 181.5 inches | |
| Width | 1744 mm | 68.7 inches | |
| Height | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1635 kg | 3605 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5439 cc (331.908 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 97 × 92 mm
3.82 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 366 PS (361 bhp) (269 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 510 Nm (376 ft·lb) (52 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 49.5 kW/litre 67.3 ps/litre 66.4 bhp/litre 1.09 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.77 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo HFM fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1178.3 kPa (170.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6700 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 679.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 223.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 164.65 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 220.8 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.07 kg/kW 10.15 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.3/8.8/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.3/8.8/11.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.8/11.4/8.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.3/32.1/23.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.6/26.7/19.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 286.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.3Li.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7.5J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.5J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/40 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/35 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 119174 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 203 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Mercedes-Benz C 55 AMG added 2004-02-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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