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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | Bruno Sacco | ||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2515 | 99 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1535 | 60.4 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1523 | 60 | |
| Lengte | 4499 | 177.1 | |
| Breedte | 1809 | 71.2 | |
| Hoogte | 1290 | 50.8 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.79 | |||
| Gewicht | 1890 kg | 4167 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | 0.32 | ||
| Frontaal oppervlak | 2.00 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.64 | ||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Motor nummer | M 113 E 50 / 113.961 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5 litre 4966 cc (303.044 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 97 × 84 mm
3.82 × 3.31 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.15 | ||
| Distributie | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 Kleppen per cilinder 24 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
306 PS (302 bhp) (225 kW) bij 5600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
460 Nm (339 ft·lb) (46.9 kgm) bij 2700-4250 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.1:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Bosch ME fuel injection | ||
| 1164 kPa (168.8 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 620.75 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 6.5 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 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 | ||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | 11.30 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 8¼J x 17 H 2 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 8¼J x 17 H 2 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 245/45 R 17 W | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 245/45 R 17 W | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 334 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.83 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.65 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 78870 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | 23704 | ||
| Bouwserie | R 129 E 50 | ||
| Model familie | 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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