The Mercedes-Benz S 500 BlueEFFICIENCY L is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The S 500 BlueEFFICIENCY L forms part of Mercedes-Benz's V 221 series.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 4.7 litre turbocharged 8 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 429 bhp (435 PS/320 kW) at 5250 rpm and 700 N·m (516 lb·ft/71.4 kgm) at 1800-3500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 2070 kg.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 250 km/h, or 155 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 12.9/7.3/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 219.0 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 | 3165 mm | 124.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1606 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Length | 5226 mm | 205.7 inches | |
| Width | 1871 mm | 73.7 inches | |
| Height | 1479 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2070 kg | 4564 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 83 litres | 18.3 [21.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.7 litre 4663 cc (284.554 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.9 × 86 mm
3.66 × 3.39 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 | 435 PS (429 bhp) (320 kW) at 5250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 700 Nm (516 ft·lb) (71.4 kgm) at 1800-3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 68.6 kW/litre 93.3 ps/litre 92 bhp/litre 1.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
150.12 Nm/litre
1.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1886.4 kPa (273.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 582.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 210.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 154.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 207.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.47 kg/kW 10.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.9/7.3/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.9/7.3/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.8/13.7/10.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.9/38.7/30.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.2/32.2/25.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 219.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | D | ||
| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 18 ET 43 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 18 ET 43 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/45 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 219076 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 221173 | ||
| Model family | V 221 | ||
| RAC rating | 42.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Mercedes-Benz S 500 BlueEFFICIENCY L added 2010-09-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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