The Mercedes-Benz CLS 500 is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's C 219 family of cars.
The 8 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 3 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 301 bhp (305 PS/224 kW) at 5600 rpm and 460 Nm (339 lbft/46.9 kgm) at 2700-4250 rpm respectively.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
The quoted kerb weight is 1810 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h or 155 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 16.4/8.3/11.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 268.0 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 | 2854 mm | 112.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1593 mm | 62.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Length | 4913 mm | 193.4 inches | |
| Width | 1851 mm | 72.9 inches | |
| Height | 1390 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1810 kg | 3990 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.22 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.69 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| 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 | 305 PS (301 bhp) (224 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 460 Nm (339 ft·lb) (46.9 kgm) at 2700-4250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 45.2 kW/litre 61.5 ps/litre 60.6 bhp/litre 0.99 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 | Bo HFM fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1164 kPa (168.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| 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 | 6.1 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 168.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 124.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 166.3 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.06 kg/kW 13.47 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.4/8.3/11.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.4/8.3/11.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.1/12.0/8.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.2/34.0/25.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.3/28.3/20.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 268.0 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.4Li.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/40 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/40 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.06 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 119141 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | C 219 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Mercedes-Benz CLS 500 added 2004-04-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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