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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2515 | 99 | |
| Voies AV | 1534 | 60.4 | |
| Voies AR | 1524 | 60 | |
| Longueur | 4470 | 176 | |
| Largeur | 1811 | 71.3 | |
| Hauteur | 1303 | 51.3 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.78 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1769 kg | 3900 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 51% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | 80.7 litres | 17.8 [21.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.32 | ||
| maître-couple | 2.00 m² | ||
| SCx | 0.64 | ||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Cylindrée | 5 litre 4973 cc (303.471 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 96.5 × 85 mm
3.8 × 3.35 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.14 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 32 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (SAE) |
319 PS (315 bhp) (235 kW) à 5600 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (SAE) |
468 Nm (345 ft·lb) (47.7 kgm) à 3900 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (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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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 10:1 | ||
| Carburant | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1182.6 kPa (171.5 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 621.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 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 | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.MS.LW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.5Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.83 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.65 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 33704 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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