The Mercedes-Benz SL 500 is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
The Mercedes-Benz SL 500 belongs to the R 230 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
The Mercedes-Benz SL 500's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5 litre, double overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit produces 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 2700-4200 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels through a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Having a claimed kerb weight of 1845 kg, the Mercedes-Benz SL 500 manages the 0-100 km/h dash in 6.3 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 26 seconds.
The Mercedes-Benz SL 500 is said to be able to attain a top speed of 250 km/h, or 155 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 300.0 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 | 2560 | 100.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1559 | 61.4 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1547 | 60.9 | |
| Lengte | 4535 | 178.5 | |
| Breedte | 1815 | 71.5 | |
| Hoogte | 1298 | 51.1 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.77 | |||
| Gewicht | 1845 kg | 4068 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 9 litres | 2 [2.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | 0.29 | ||
| Frontaal oppervlak | 2.00 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.58 | ||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 | ||
| 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 | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 32 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 306 PS (302 bhp) (225 kW) bij 5600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 460 Nm (339 ft·lb) (46.9 kgm) bij 2700-4200 t/min |
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| Specific output | 45.3 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.8 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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92.63 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 10:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Bo HFM fuel inj. | ||
| 1164 kPa (168.8 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 620.75 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 5.8 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | 6.3 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | 13.5 s | ||
| 0-400m | 14.4 s
@ 99 mph |
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| 0-1000m | 26 s
@ 208 km/h |
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| Max. snelheid | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 165.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 122.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 163.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.19 kg/kW 13.68 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 | 300.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | 11.00 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.4Li. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 255/45 R 17 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 255/45 R 17 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.83 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.82 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 86251 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| Model familie | R 230 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 added 2001-08-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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