The Mercedes-Benz SL 500 is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell designed by Bruno Sacco.
The Mercedes-Benz SL 500 belongs to the R 129 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
The 5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that has an output of 315 bhp (319 PS/235 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 468 N·m (345 lb·ft/47.7 kgm) at 3900 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1769 kg.
It is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 249 km/h which is 155 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Número de puertas | 2 | ||
| diseñado por | Bruno Sacco | ||
| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2515 | 99 | |
| Vía delantera | 1534 | 60.4 | |
| Vía trasera | 1524 | 60 | |
| Longitud | 4470 | 176 | |
| Ancho | 1811 | 71.3 | |
| Altura | 1303 | 51.3 | |
| Despeje del suelo | |||
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.78 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 1769 kg | 3900 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | 51% front | ||
| Capacità serbatoio | 80.7 litres | 17.8 [21.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | 0.32 | ||
| Superficie frontal | 2.00 m² | ||
| SCx | 0.64 | ||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Código de motor | |||
| Número de cilindros | V 8 | ||
| Cilindrada | 5 litre 4973 cc (303.471 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 96.5 × 85 mm
3.8 × 3.35 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.14 | ||
| Distribución | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 válvulas por cilindro 32 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal (SAE) |
319 PS (315 bhp) (235 kW) a 5600 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo (SAE) |
468 Nm (345 ft·lb) (47.7 kgm) a 3900 rpm |
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| Potencia específica (SAE) |
47.2 kW/litre 64.2 ps/litre 63.3 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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(SAE) |
94.11 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | |||
| Relación de compresión | 10:1 | ||
| Alimentación | EFi | ||
| 1182.6 kPa (171.5 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 621.63 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | Y | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | 4.8 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 6.2 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 14.7 s | ||
| 0-400m | 15 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 249 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 180.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 132.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 178.07 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.53 kg/kW 12.58 lb/bhp |
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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | I.5Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Ruedas delante | |||
| Ruedas detrás | |||
| Neumáticos delante | |||
| Neumáticos detrás | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 0.83 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 2.65 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 33704 | ||
| Unidades producidas | |||
| Model code | |||
| R 129 | |||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 added 1997-11-16. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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