The Mercedes-Benz SL 350 is a rear wheel drive car, with its powerplant located in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's R 230 family of cars.
Its 6 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 3 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.7 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 241 bhp (244 PS/180 kW) at 5700 rpm and 350 Nm (258 lbft/35.7 kgm) at 3000-4500 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 1755 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 250 km/h, which equates to 155 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 276.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2560 | 100.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1559 | 61.4 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1547 | 60.9 | |
| Lengte | 4535 | 178.5 | |
| Breedte | 1827 | 71.9 | |
| Hoogte | 1317 | 51.9 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.77 | |||
| Gewicht | 1755 kg | 3869 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 6 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 3.7 litre 3724 cc (227.252 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 97 × 84 mm
3.82 × 3.31 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.15 | ||
| Distributie | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 Kleppen per cilinder 18 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 244 PS (241 bhp) (180 kW) bij 5700 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) bij 3000-4500 t/min |
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| Specific output | 48.3 kW/litre 65.6 ps/litre 64.7 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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93.98 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Bo HFM fuel inj. | ||
| 1181 kPa (171.3 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 620.67 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 7.2 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 139.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 102.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 137.32 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.77 kg/kW 16.31 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | 276.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | 11.00 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.4Li.ABC. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.MultiLi.ABC. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 255/45 x 17 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 255/45 x 17 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 6 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.84 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.27 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 106799 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | R 230 | ||
| RAC rating | 35.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Mercedes-Benz SL 350 added 2003-02-19. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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