This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The SL 280 is part of Mercedes-Benz's R 230 series.
The Mercedes-Benz SL 280's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 228 bhp (231 PS/170 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 300 N·m (221 lb·ft/30.6 kgm) at 2500-5000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1815 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 250 km/h or 155 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 13.5/7.0/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 224.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2560 mm | 100.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1559 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1547 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Length | 4562 mm | 179.6 inches | |
| Width | 1820 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1317 mm | 51.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1815 kg | 4001 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 82.1 mm
3.46 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 231 PS (228 bhp) (170 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 300 Nm (221 ft·lb) (30.6 kgm) at 2500-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 56.7 kW/litre 77.2 ps/litre 76.1 bhp/litre 1.25 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.13 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1258.3 kPa (182.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.8 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 127.37 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 93.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 125.62 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.68 kg/kW 17.83 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.5/7.0/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.5/7.0/9.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.4/14.3/10.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.9/40.4/30.1 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.4/33.6/25.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 224.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 169829 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | R 230 | ||
| RAC rating | 28.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Mercedes-Benz SL 280 added 2008-03-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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