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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 3035 | 119.5 | |
| Voies AV | 1600 | 63 | |
| Voies AR | 1606 | 63.2 | |
| Longueur | 5076 | 199.8 | |
| Largeur | 1871 | 73.7 | |
| Hauteur | 1473 | 58 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.67 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1940 kg | 4277 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 52.6% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.27 | ||
| maître-couple | 2.39 m² | ||
| SCx | 0.65 | ||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 5.5 litre 5461 cc (333.251 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 98 × 90.5 mm
3.86 × 3.56 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.08 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 32 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 388 PS (383 bhp) (286 kW) à 6000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 530 Nm (391 ft·lb) (54 kgm) à 2800-4800 tr/mn |
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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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97.05 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10.7:1 | ||
| Carburant | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1219.6 kPa (176.9 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | 6500 tr/mn | ||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 682.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | 4.1 s | ||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 5.7 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | 12.9 s | ||
| 0-400m | 13.9 s
@ 102.5 mph |
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| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 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 | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | 279.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.4Li.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.MultiLi.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 8J x 17 ET 43 | ||
| Roues AR | 8J x 17 ET 43 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 235/55 R 17 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 235/55 R 17 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 350 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.73 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.65 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 130438 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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