This automobile has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front located engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's R 231 model series.
It's powered courtesy of a turbocharged engine of 4.7 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 449 bhp (455 PS/335 kW) of power at 5250 rpm, and maximum torque of 700 N·m (516 lb·ft/71.4 kgm) at 1800-3500 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 9 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1795 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 250 km/h or 155 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 205.0 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 | 2585 | 101.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1597 | 62.9 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1600 | 63 | |
| Lengte | 4631 | 182.3 | |
| Breedte | 1877 | 73.9 | |
| Hoogte | 1315 | 51.8 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.79 | |||
| Gewicht | 1795 kg | 3957 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 65 litres | 14.3 [17.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 4.7 litre 4663 cc (284.554 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 92.9 × 86 mm
3.66 × 3.39 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.08 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 32 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 455 PS (449 bhp) (335 kW) bij 5250 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 700 Nm (516 ft·lb) (71.4 kgm) bij 1800-3500 t/min |
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| Specific output | 71.8 kW/litre 97.6 ps/litre 96.3 bhp/litre 1.58 bhp/cu in |
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150.12 Nm/litre
1.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | direct petrol injection | ||
| 1886.4 kPa (273.6 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 582.88 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 4.3 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 253.62 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 186.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 250.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.36 kg/kW 8.96 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 | 205.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 8½J x 18 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 9½J x 18 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 255/40 R 18 Y | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 285/35 R 18 Y | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 9 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.6 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.65 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 461318 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | R 231 | ||
| RAC rating | 42.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 added 2016-03-05. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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