The SL 550 is a motor vehicle from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The SL 550 forms part of Mercedes-Benz's R 231 range of cars.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.7 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 449 bhp (455 PS/335 kW) at 5500-6000 rpm and 700 Nm (516 lbft/71.4 kgm) at 1800-3500 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 9 speed automatic gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 1820 kg.
Top stated speed is 250 km/h, which equates to 155 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 17/25/20 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
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 | 2586 | 101.8 | |
| Voies AV | 1595 | 62.8 | |
| Voies AR | 1600 | 63 | |
| Longueur | 4630 | 182.3 | |
| Largeur | 1948 | 76.7 | |
| Hauteur | 1300 | 51.2 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.79 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1820 kg | 4012 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 4.7 litre 4663 cc (284.554 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 92.9 × 86 mm
3.66 × 3.39 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.08 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 32 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 455 PS (449 bhp) (335 kW) à 5500-6000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 700 Nm (516 ft·lb) (71.4 kgm) à 1800-3500 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 71.8 kW/litre 97.6 ps/litre 96.3 bhp/litre 1.58 bhp/cu in |
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150.12 Nm/litre
1.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1886.4 kPa (273.6 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | 6300 tr/mn | ||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 582.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 4.3 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 250.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 183.97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 246.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.44 kg/kW 9.08 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 17/25/20 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/9.4/11.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/10.6/8.5 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/30.0/24.0 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/25.0/20.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | 8½ x 19 | ||
| Roues AR | 9½ x 19 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 255/35 R 19 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 285/30 R 19 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 343 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 9 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.6 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.65 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 553256 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| R 231 | |||
| RAC rating | 42.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Mercedes-Benz SL 550 added 2018-05-31. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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