The Mercedes-Benz G 550 is an off-road vehicle with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to all four wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz G 550 is one of the W 463 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 416 bhp (422 PS/310 kW) at 5250-5500 rpm and 610 Nm (450 lbft/62.2 kgm) at 2250-4750 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 7 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 2596 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 209 km/h, which equates to 130 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4764 mm | 187.6 inches | |
| Width | 1867 mm | 73.5 inches | |
| Height | 1953 mm | 76.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 205 mm | 8.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2596 kg | 5723 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 96.2 litres | 21.2 [25.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4 litre 3982 cc (242.997 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 92 mm
3.27 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 422 PS (416 bhp) (310 kW) at 5250-5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 610 Nm (450 ft·lb) (62.2 kgm) at 2250-4750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 77.9 kW/litre 105.9 ps/litre 104.5 bhp/litre 1.71 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
153.19 Nm/litre
1.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1925 kPa (279.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6300 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | twin turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 162.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 119.5 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 160.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.37 kg/kW 13.98 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 | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | 50:50 | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 275/55 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/55 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-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 | 552926 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 463 | ||
| RAC rating | 34.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Mercedes-Benz G 550 added 2018-05-31. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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