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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3035 | 119.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1600 | 63 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1606 | 63.2 | |
| Lengte | 5076 | 199.8 | |
| Breedte | 1871 | 73.7 | |
| Hoogte | 1473 | 58 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.67 | |||
| Gewicht | 1940 kg | 4277 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | 52.6% front | ||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | 0.27 | ||
| Frontaal oppervlak | 2.39 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.65 | ||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5.5 litre 5461 cc (333.251 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 98 × 90.5 mm
3.86 × 3.56 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.08 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 32 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 388 PS (383 bhp) (286 kW) bij 6000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 530 Nm (391 ft·lb) (54 kgm) bij 2800-4800 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | aluminium block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.7:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | EFi | ||
| 1219.6 kPa (176.9 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | 6500 t/min | ||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 682.63 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 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 | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 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 | ||
| CO2 Emissies | 279.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.4Li.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.MultiLi.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 8J x 17 ET 43 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 8J x 17 ET 43 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 235/55 R 17 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 235/55 R 17 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 350 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.73 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.65 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 130438 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | 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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