This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz S 500 Cabriolet is one of the A 217 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 4.7 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 449 bhp (455 PS/335 kW) of power at 5250-5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 700 N·m (516 lb·ft/71.4 kgm) at 1800-3500 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 9 speed automatic gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 2115 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 250 km/h (155 mph), stated fuel consumption is 11.8/6.8/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 199.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2945 mm | 115.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1625 mm | 64 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1649 mm | 64.9 inches | |
| Length | 5027 mm | 197.9 inches | |
| Width | 1899 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2115 kg | 4663 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| 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 | 455 PS (449 bhp) (335 kW) at 5250-5500 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 | 71.8 kW/litre 97.6 ps/litre 96.3 bhp/litre 1.58 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 | 4.6 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 215.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 158.31 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 212.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.32 kg/kW 10.55 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.8/6.8/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.8/6.8/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.5/14.7/11.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.9/41.5/33.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.9/34.6/27.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 199.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8.0J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/50 R 18 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/50 R 18 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 9 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.6 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.47 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 479567 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | A 217 | ||
| RAC rating | 42.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Mercedes-Benz S 500 Cabriolet added 2016-04-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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