The Mercedes-Benz S 500 is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied automobile with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The S 500 forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 221 model range.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.5 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 383 bhp (388 PS/286 kW) at 6000 rpm and 530 Nm (391 lbft/54 kgm) at 2800-4800 rpm respectively.
A 7 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
Its quoted kerb weight is 1940 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h, which is 155 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 17.4/8.5/11.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 279.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3035 mm | 119.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1606 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Length | 5076 mm | 199.8 inches | |
| Width | 1871 mm | 73.7 inches | |
| Height | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1940 kg | 4277 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 52.6% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.39 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.65 | ||
| 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 | 388 PS (383 bhp) (286 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 | 52.3 kW/litre 71.1 ps/litre 70.1 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 | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1219.6 kPa (176.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 682.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 12.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.9 s
@ 102.5 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 200.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 147.22 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 197.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.79 kg/kW 11.35 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.4/8.5/11.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.4/8.5/11.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.7/11.8/8.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.2/33.2/23.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.5/27.7/19.9 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 279.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 17 ET 43 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 ET 43 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/55 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 350 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 130438 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | W 221 | ||
| RAC rating | 47.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Mercedes-Benz S 500 added 2005-06-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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