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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2560 | 100.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1569 | 61.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1551 | 61.1 | |
| Lengte | 4535 | 178.5 | |
| Breedte | 1815 | 71.5 | |
| Hoogte | 1295 | 51 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.77 | |||
| Gewicht | 1955 kg | 4310 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| supercharged petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5.4 litre 5439 cc (331.908 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 97 × 92 mm
3.82 × 3.62 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.05 | ||
| Distributie | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 Kleppen per cilinder 24 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 476 PS (469 bhp) (350 kW) bij 6100 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 700 Nm (516 ft·lb) (71.4 kgm) bij 2650-4500 t/min |
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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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128.7 Nm/litre
1.56 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | alloy block & heads | ||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 9:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Bo HFM fuel inj. | ||
| 1617.3 kPa (234.6 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 679.88 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | 1 IHI supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 4.7 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 2.600 | ||
| Draaicirkel | 10.90 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.4Li.ABC. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.MultiLi.ABC. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 8.5J x 18 ET 30 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 9.5J x 18 ET 33 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 255/40 R 18 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 285/35 R 18 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 360 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 330 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.83 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.82 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 91696 | ||
| 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 55 AMG added 2002-01-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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