This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style styled by Bruno Sacco with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The SL 500 forms part of Mercedes-Benz's R 129 series.
The Mercedes-Benz SL 500's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5 litre, single overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 3 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 302 bhp (306 PS/225 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 460 N·m (339 lb·ft/46.9 kgm) at 2700-4250 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 5 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a stated 1890 kg at the kerb.
Top claimed speed is 250 km/h (155 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption is 17.9/9.6/12.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2515 | 99 | |
| Voies AV | 1535 | 60.4 | |
| Voies AR | 1523 | 60 | |
| Longueur | 4499 | 177.1 | |
| Largeur | 1809 | 71.2 | |
| Hauteur | 1290 | 50.8 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.79 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1890 kg | 4167 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] 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 | M 113 E 50 / 113.961 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 5 litre 4966 cc (303.044 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 97 × 84 mm
3.82 × 3.31 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.15 | ||
| Distribution | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 Soupapes par cylindre 24 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
306 PS (302 bhp) (225 kW) à 5600 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
460 Nm (339 ft·lb) (46.9 kgm) à 2700-4250 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
45.3 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.8 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
92.63 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10.1:1 | ||
| Carburant | Bosch ME fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1164 kPa (168.8 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 620.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 6.5 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 162.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 119.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 159.79 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.39 kg/kW 14.02 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 17.9/9.6/12.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.9/9.6/12.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.6/10.4/7.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 15.8/29.4/22.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.1/24.5/18.5 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 11.30 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 8¼J x 17 H 2 | ||
| Roues AR | 8¼J x 17 H 2 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 245/45 R 17 W | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 245/45 R 17 W | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 334 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.83 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.65 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 78870 | ||
| Production total | 23704 | ||
| Type mines | R 129 E 50 | ||
| R 129 | |||
| RAC rating | 46.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 (2001) added 2001-03-19. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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