The Mercedes-Benz R 63 AMG 4MATIC is an all wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 5 door multi-purpose vehicle bodyshell.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's T 251 model series.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 6.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 503 bhp (510 PS/375 kW) at 6800 rpm and 630 N·m (465 lb·ft/64.2 kgm) at 5200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 7 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 2330 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h or 155 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/7 seater multi-purpose vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2980 mm | 117.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1665 mm | 65.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1652 mm | 65 inches | |
| Length | 4922 mm | 193.8 inches | |
| Width | 1922 mm | 75.7 inches | |
| Height | 1634 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2330 kg | 5137 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.2 litre 6208 cc (378.835 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 102.2 × 94.6 mm
4.02 × 3.72 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 | 510 PS (503 bhp) (375 kW) at 6800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 630 Nm (465 ft·lb) (64.2 kgm) at 5200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 60.4 kW/litre 82.2 ps/litre 81 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
101.48 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1275.3 kPa (185 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 776 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5 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 218.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 160.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 215.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.21 kg/kW 10.38 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 | 40:60 | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.AS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8.5J x 20 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.5J x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | 265/45 R 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 265/45 R 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 390 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 365 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.45 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 144518 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | T 251 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Mercedes-Benz R 63 AMG 4MATIC added 2006-08-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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