This automobile has a 3 door off-road vehicle type body with a front positioned engine powering all four wheels.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's G 463 model range.
The 8 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 3 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 292 bhp (296 PS/218 kW) at 5500 rpm and 456 Nm (336 lbft/46.5 kgm) at 2800-4000 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 2375 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 190 km/h which is 118 mph, stated fuel consumption figures are 20.6/12.5/15.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 370.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Length | 4221 mm | 166.2 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1931 mm | 76 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2375 kg | 5236 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 96 litres | 21.1 [25.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| 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 | 296 PS (292 bhp) (218 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 456 Nm (336 ft·lb) (46.5 kgm) at 2800-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 43.8 kW/litre 59.6 ps/litre 58.8 bhp/litre 0.96 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.82 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1153.9 kPa (167.4 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 | 7.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 124.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 91.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 122.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.91 kg/kW 18.22 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 20.6/12.5/15.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 20.6/12.5/15.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.9/8.0/6.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 13.7/22.6/18.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 11.4/18.8/15.2 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 370.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | LA.TransLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.Long&TransLi.CS.RS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7.5J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.5J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 265/60 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 265/60 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 315 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 272 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 168575 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | G 463 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Mercedes-Benz G 500 added 2007-12-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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