The Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its motor mounted in the front, and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet bodyshell.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's R 230 family of cars.
Power is produced by a single overhead camshaft, 5.4 litre supercharged 8 cylinder motor, with 3 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 469 bhp (476 PS/350 kW) at 6100 rpm and 700 N·m (516 lb·ft/71.4 kgm) at 2650-4500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1955 kg.
It is said to be able to attain a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2560 mm | 100.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1569 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1551 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Length | 4535 mm | 178.5 inches | |
| Width | 1815 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1295 mm | 51 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1955 kg | 4310 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5439 cc (331.908 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 97 × 92 mm
3.82 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 476 PS (469 bhp) (350 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 700 Nm (516 ft·lb) (71.4 kgm) at 2650-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 64.3 kW/litre 87.4 ps/litre 86.2 bhp/litre 1.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
128.7 Nm/litre
1.56 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | alloy block & heads | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo HFM fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1617.3 kPa (234.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 679.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | 1 IHI supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 243.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 PS/kg 178.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 239.9 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.59 kg/kW 9.34 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.600 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.ABC. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.ABC. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8.5J x 18 ET 30 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9.5J x 18 ET 33 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/40 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/35 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 91696 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | R 230 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG added 2002-01-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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