The Mercedes-Benz R 500 is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through all four wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's T 251 series of cars.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 5 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 3 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 302 bhp (306 PS/225 kW) of power, and maximum torque of 460 N·m (339 lb·ft/46.9 kgm) at 2700-4750 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
The Mercedes-Benz R 500 weighs a stated 2240 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 240 km/h (149 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3215 mm | 126.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1665 mm | 65.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1658 mm | 65.3 inches | |
| Length | 5157 mm | 203 inches | |
| Width | 1922 mm | 75.7 inches | |
| Height | 1656 mm | 65.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2240 kg | 4938 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.76 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.88 | ||
| 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 | 306 PS (302 bhp) (225 kW) |
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| maximum torque | 460 Nm (339 ft·lb) (46.9 kgm) at 2700-4750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 45.3 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.8 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.63 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1164 kPa (168.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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 | 6.9 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 136.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 100.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 134.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.95 kg/kW 16.61 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 | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | 50/50 | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.Dw.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 18 ET 67 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 18 ET 67 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/55 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/55 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 128073 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | T 251 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Mercedes-Benz R 500 added 2005-05-04. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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