The E 500 is an automobile from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Mercedes-Benz E 500 belongs to the W 212 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 382.5 bhp (388 PS/285 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 530 N·m (391 lb·ft/54 kgm) at 2800-4800 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels through a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1830 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 250 km/h (155 mph), and carbon dioxide emissions are 256.0 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 | 2874 mm | 113.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1599 mm | 63 inches | |
| Length | 4868 mm | 191.7 inches | |
| Width | 1854 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1447 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1830 kg | 4034 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.25 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.5 litre 5461 cc (333.251 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98 × 90.5 mm
3.86 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 388 PS (382.5 bhp) (285 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 530 Nm (391 ft·lb) (54 kgm) at 2800-4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 52.2 kW/litre 71 ps/litre 70 bhp/litre 1.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
97.05 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1219.6 kPa (176.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 682.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.3 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 211.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 155.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 209.02 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.42 kg/kW 10.72 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 | 256.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| 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.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8.0J x 17 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0J x 17 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.47 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 195877 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 212 | ||
| RAC rating | 47.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Mercedes-Benz E 500 added 2009-03-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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