The Mercedes-Benz CL 500 Coupé is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door coupé body designed by Bruno Sacco.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's C 140 family of cars.
The 5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that has an output of 315.5 bhp (320 PS/235 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 470 N·m (347 lb·ft/47.9 kgm) at 3900 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic transmission.
Its stated kerb weight is 2080 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), official fuel consumption is 17.6/8.7/10.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2945 mm | 115.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1614 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1587 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 5065 mm | 199.4 inches | |
| Width | 1912 mm | 75.3 inches | |
| Height | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2080 kg | 4586 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.32 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.67 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4973 cc (303.471 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.5 × 85 mm
3.8 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 320 PS (315.5 bhp) (235 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 470 Nm (347 ft·lb) (47.9 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 47.3 kW/litre 64.3 ps/litre 63.4 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.51 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo HFM fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1187.7 kPa (172.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 621.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.5 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 153.79 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 113.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 151.68 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.84 kg/kW 14.77 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.6/8.7/10.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.6/8.7/10.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.7/11.5/9.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.1/32.5/27.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.4/27.0/22.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/45 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/45 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 144859 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | C 140 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Mercedes-Benz CL 500 Coupé added 2006-08-13. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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