The Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the motor mounted in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's R 230 series of cars.
Its 5.4 litre engine is a supercharged, single overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that develops 493 bhp (500 PS/368 kW) of power at 6100 rpm, and maximum torque of 700 N·m (516 lb·ft/71.4 kgm) at 2750-4000 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 5 speed automatic transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1955 kg.
Top quoted speed is 250 km/h or 155 mph, quoted fuel consumption figures are 20.3/9.6/13.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 324.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2560 | 100.8 | |
| Voies AV | 1569 | 61.8 | |
| Voies AR | 1551 | 61.1 | |
| Longueur | 4535 | 178.5 | |
| Largeur | 1827 | 71.9 | |
| Hauteur | 1295 | 51 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.77 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1955 kg | 4310 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| supercharged petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Type moteur | M 113 E 55 ML AMG / 113.992 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 5.4 litre 5439 cc (331.908 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 97 × 92 mm
3.82 × 3.62 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.05 | ||
| Distribution | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 Soupapes par cylindre 24 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 500 PS (493 bhp) (368 kW) à 6100 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 700 Nm (516 ft·lb) (71.4 kgm) à 2750-4000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 67.6 kW/litre 91.9 ps/litre 90.6 bhp/litre 1.49 bhp/cu in |
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128.7 Nm/litre
1.56 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9:1 | ||
| Carburant | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1617.3 kPa (234.6 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 679.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 4.7 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 255.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 188.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 252.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.32 kg/kW 8.88 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 20.3/9.6/13.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 20.3/9.6/13.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 4.9/10.4/7.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 13.9/29.4/20.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 11.6/24.5/17.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | 324.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| 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 | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 8½J x 18 | ||
| Roues AR | 9½J x 18 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 255/40 R 18 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 285/35 R 18 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 360 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.83 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.82 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 440913 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | R 230 E 55 ML | ||
| R 230 | |||
| RAC rating | 46.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG added 2015-11-15. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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