This car has a 5 door suv/sports utility vehicle body style with a front mounted engine driving through all four wheels.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's X 164 series.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 383 bhp (388 PS/286 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 530 N·m (391 lb·ft/54 kgm) at 2800-4800 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 2445 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 240 km/h or 149 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 19.1/10.9/13.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 331.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater suv/sports utility vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3075 mm | 121.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1645 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1648 mm | 64.9 inches | |
| Length | 5088 mm | 200.3 inches | |
| Width | 1920 mm | 75.6 inches | |
| Height | 1840 mm | 72.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2445 kg | 5390 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] 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 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 (383 bhp) (286 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 | 52.3 kW/litre 71.1 ps/litre 70.1 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) | ||
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| 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 | 6.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 158.82 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 116.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 156.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.56 kg/kW 14.3 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.1/10.9/13.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 19.1/10.9/13.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.2/9.2/7.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.8/25.9/20.3 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.3/21.6/16.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 331.0 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 | I.DW.AS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.AS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 275/55 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/55 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 375 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 168718 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | X 164 | ||
| RAC rating | 47.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Mercedes-Benz GL 500 4MATIC added 2007-12-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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