This vehicle has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body designed by Bruno Sacco with a front located engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz SL 320 is one of the R 129 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.2 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 228 bhp (231 PS/170 kW) at 5600 rpm and 315 Nm (232 lbft/32.1 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic transmission.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1780 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 240 km/h which is 149 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2515 mm | 99 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1535 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1523 mm | 60 inches | |
| Length | 4470 mm | 176 inches | |
| Width | 1812 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1303 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1780 kg | 3924 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3199 cc (195.215 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89.9 × 84 mm
3.54 × 3.31 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 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 315 Nm (232 ft·lb) (32.1 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.1 kW/litre 72.3 ps/litre 71.3 bhp/litre 1.17 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
98.47 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | HFM fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1237.4 kPa (179.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 533.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 129.87 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 95.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 128.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.47 kg/kW 17.49 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.80 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.69 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 89595 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | R 129 | ||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 Mercedes-Benz SL 320 added 2001-11-15. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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