The Mercedes-Benz E 500 Coupé is a rear wheel drive road car, with its motor placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
The E 500 Coupé forms part of Mercedes-Benz's C 207 series.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 5.5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 382.5 bhp (388 PS/285 kW) at 6000 rpm and 530 N·m (391 lb·ft/54 kgm) at 2800-4800 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1715 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), and carbon dioxide emissions are 254.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2760 mm | 108.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1538 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1536 mm | 60.5 inches | |
| Length | 4698 mm | 185 inches | |
| Width | 1786 mm | 70.3 inches | |
| Height | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1715 kg | 3781 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 66 litres | 14.5 [17.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.24 | ||
| 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 | 5.2 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 226.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 166.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 223.03 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.01 kg/kW 10.04 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 | 254.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| 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 | 8J x 18 ET45 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 18 ET49 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/40 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/35 R 18 | ||
| 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 | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 197879 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | C 207 | ||
| RAC rating | 47.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Mercedes-Benz E 500 Coupé added 2009-04-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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