Mercedes-Benz S 600 is a car that has a 4 door saloon body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 5.5 litre engine is a turbocharged, single overhead camshaft, 12 cylinder unit that develops 493 bhp (500 PS/368 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 800 N·m (590 lb·ft/81.6 kgm) at 1800-3500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 2135 kg.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph).
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 | 3085 mm | 121.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1578 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1574 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5163 mm | 203.3 inches | |
| Width | 1855 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1444 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2135 kg | 4707 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 88 litres | 19.4 [23.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 | ||
| Capacity | 5.5 litre 5513 cc (336.424 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 87 mm
3.23 × 3.43 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 36 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 500 PS (493 bhp) (368 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 800 Nm (590 ft·lb) (81.6 kgm) at 1800-3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 66.7 kW/litre 90.7 ps/litre 89.4 bhp/litre 1.47 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
145.11 Nm/litre
1.75 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo HFM fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1823.5 kPa (264.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6050 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 459.42 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.8 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 234.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 172.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 230.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.81 kg/kW 9.7 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.ActiveSusp. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.ActiveSusp. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 265/40 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 104643 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 50.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Mercedes-Benz S 600 added 2003-01-07. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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