The S 550 Cabriolet is a motor vehicle from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The Mercedes-Benz S 550 Cabriolet belongs to the A 217 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Its 4.7 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder that develops 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 engine supplies its power through to the wheels by means of a 9 speed automatic gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 2146 kg.
Top quoted speed is 250 km/h, which equates to 155 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 17/25/20 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2944 mm | 115.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1636 mm | 64.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1633 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Length | 5027 mm | 197.9 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 114 mm | 4.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2146 kg | 4731 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 79.9 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| 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 | 6300 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 582.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | twin turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 212.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 156.02 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 209.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.41 kg/kW 10.71 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17/25/20 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/9.4/11.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/10.6/8.5 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/30.0/24.0 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/25.0/20.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| 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 | 8½ x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½ x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/45 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/40 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 370 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 340 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 9 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.6 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.47 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 502887 | ||
| 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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2017 Mercedes-Benz S 550 Cabriolet added 2016-12-27. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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