The Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG SL 65 is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power through the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-AMG SL 65 is part of Mercedes-Benz's R 231 model range.
The 12 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 3 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 6 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 621 bhp (630 PS/463 kW) at 4800-5400 rpm and 1000 Nm (738 lbft/102 kgm) at 2300-4300 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1950 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 300 km/h (186 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 13/22/16 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2583 mm | 101.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1621 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Length | 4641 mm | 182.7 inches | |
| Width | 1877 mm | 73.9 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 112 mm | 4.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1950 kg | 4299 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5980 cc (364.922 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.6 × 93 mm
3.25 × 3.66 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 36 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 630 PS (621 bhp) (463 kW) at 4800-5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 1000 Nm (738 ft·lb) (102 kgm) at 2300-4300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 77.4 kW/litre 105.3 ps/litre 103.8 bhp/litre 1.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
167.22 Nm/litre
2.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2101.4 kPa (304.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6100 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | twin turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 300 km/h (186 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 322.89 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.32 PS/kg 237.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 kW/kg 318.46 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.32 bhp/kg 0.14 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.21 kg/kW 7.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13/22/16 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 18.1/10.7/14.7 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.5/9.4/6.8 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 15.6/26.4/19.2 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.0/22.0/16.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9J x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/35 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/30 R 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 390 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 503206 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | R 231 | ||
| RAC rating | 50.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2017 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG SL 65 added 2016-12-27. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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