The Mercedes-Benz SL 350 is a rear wheel drive car, with the motor placed in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body.
The SL 350 forms part of Mercedes-Benz's R 230 model range.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 3.5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 312 bhp (316 PS/233 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 360 N·m (266 lb·ft/36.7 kgm) at 4900 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1825 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 250 km/h, or 155 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 14.3/7.4/9.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
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 | 1825 kg | 4023 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 | 3.5 litre 3498 cc (213.461 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 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 316 PS (312 bhp) (233 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 360 Nm (266 ft·lb) (36.7 kgm) at 4900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 66.5 kW/litre 90.4 ps/litre 89.2 bhp/litre 1.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
102.92 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1293.3 kPa (187.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 583 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.2 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 173.34 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 127.48 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 170.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.84 kg/kW 13.1 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.3/7.4/9.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.3/7.4/9.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.0/13.5/10.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.8/38.2/28.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.4/31.8/23.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 169818 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | R 230 | ||
| RAC rating | 32.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Mercedes-Benz SL 350 added 2008-03-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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