The CLK 500 Cabriolet is a car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's A 209 series.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 3 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 302 bhp (306 PS/225 kW) at 5600 rpm and 460 N·m (339 lb·ft/46.9 kgm) at 2700 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed automatic transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz CLK 500 Cabriolet weighs a quoted 1785 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 250 km/h, or 155 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2715 mm | 106.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1497 mm | 58.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1478 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Length | 4638 mm | 182.6 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1785 kg | 3935 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62 litres | 13.6 [16.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4966 cc (303.044 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 97 × 84 mm
3.82 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 306 PS (302 bhp) (225 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 460 Nm (339 ft·lb) (46.9 kgm) at 2700 rpm |
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| Specific output | 45.3 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.8 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.63 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch HFM fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1164 kPa (168.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 620.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.2 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 171.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 126.16 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 169.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.93 kg/kW 13.24 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| 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 | 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 | 7½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/40 R 17 | ||
| 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 | 2.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 196086 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | A 209 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Mercedes-Benz CLK 500 Cabriolet added 2009-03-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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