The Mercedes-Benz R 500 4MATIC LWB is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power through all four wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz R 500 4MATIC LWB belongs to the T 251 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
Powering the Mercedes-Benz R 500 4MATIC LWB is a double overhead camshaft, 5.5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 382 bhp (387 PS/285 kW) at 6000 rpm and 530 N·m (391 lb·ft/54 kgm) at 2800-4800 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 7 speed automatic set of gears.
The stated kerb weight is 2265 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 250 km/h or 155 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 13.3/8.2/10.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 306.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 5/6 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3215 mm | 126.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1638 mm | 64.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1636 mm | 64.4 inches | |
| Length | 5157 mm | 203 inches | |
| Width | 1922 mm | 75.7 inches | |
| Height | 1666 mm | 65.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.6 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2265 kg | 4993 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| 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 | 387 PS (382 bhp) (285 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 | 52.2 kW/litre 70.9 ps/litre 70 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) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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 | 6.3 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 171 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 125.76 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 168.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.95 kg/kW 13.28 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.3/8.2/10.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.3/8.2/10.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.5/12.2/9.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.2/34.4/28.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.7/28.7/23.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 306.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 255/50 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/50 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 314149 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 251172 | ||
| Model family | T 251 | ||
| RAC rating | 47.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Mercedes-Benz R 500 4MATIC LWB added 2013-02-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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