The SLC 300 is a motor car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 241 bhp (244 PS/180 kW) at 5500 rpm and 370 N·m (273 lb·ft/37.7 kgm) at 1300-4000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 9 speed automatic gearbox.
The quoted kerb weight is 1535 kg.
The Mercedes-Benz SLC 300 is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h which is 155 mph.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2431 mm | 95.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1565 mm | 61.6 inches | |
| Length | 4135 mm | 162.8 inches | |
| Width | 1816 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1303 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 112 mm | 4.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1535 kg | 3384 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.2 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1991 cc (121.498 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 92 mm
3.27 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 244 PS (241 bhp) (180 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 370 Nm (273 ft·lb) (37.7 kgm) at 1300-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 90.3 kW/litre 122.7 ps/litre 121 bhp/litre 1.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
185.84 Nm/litre
2.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2335.3 kPa (338.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | twin turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.8 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 159.19 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 117.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 157 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.54 kg/kW 14.27 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/40 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 323 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 9 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.6 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 657140 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2020 Mercedes-Benz SLC 300 added 2020-03-30. Last modified 2020-03-30. |
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