The GL 500 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY is a four wheel drive off-road vehicle motor vehicle with a front located engine, manufactured by Mercedes-Benz.
The Mercedes-Benz GL 500 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY belongs to the X 166 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.7 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 429 bhp (435 PS/320 kW) at 5250 rpm and 700 Nm (516 lbft/71.4 kgm) at 1800-3500 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 2445 kg at the kerb.
Maximum quoted speed is 250 km/h, which equates to 155 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 14.5/9.3/11.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 262.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3075 mm | 121.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1645 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1665 mm | 65.6 inches | |
| Length | 5120 mm | 201.6 inches | |
| Width | 1934 mm | 76.1 inches | |
| Height | 1850 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 276 mm | 10.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2445 kg | 5390 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.7 litre 4663 cc (284.554 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.9 × 86 mm
3.66 × 3.39 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 | 435 PS (429 bhp) (320 kW) at 5250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 700 Nm (516 ft·lb) (71.4 kgm) at 1800-3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 68.6 kW/litre 93.3 ps/litre 92 bhp/litre 1.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
150.12 Nm/litre
1.81 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) | 1886.4 kPa (273.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 582.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.4 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 177.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 130.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 175.46 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.64 kg/kW 12.77 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.5/9.3/11.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.5/9.3/11.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.9/10.8/8.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.5/30.4/25.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.2/25.3/20.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 262.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | 50:50 | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 275/55 R 19 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/55 R 19 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 295548 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 166873 | ||
| Model family | X 166 | ||
| RAC rating | 42.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Mercedes-Benz GL 500 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY added 2012-11-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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