The Mercedes-Benz SLK 200 Kompressor is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet style car with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
It forms part of Mercedes-Benz's R 171 family of cars.
Its engine is a supercharged petrol, 1.8 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 161 bhp (163 PS/120 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 240 N·m (177 lb·ft/24.5 kgm) at 3000-4000 rpm.
A 6 speed manual transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed kerb weight is 1390 kg.
Top quoted speed is 230 km/h (143 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 12.6/6.5/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 209.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2430 mm | 95.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1530 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1541 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Length | 4082 mm | 160.7 inches | |
| Width | 1777 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | 1296 mm | 51 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1390 kg | 3064 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.93 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.62 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 85 mm
3.23 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 163 PS (161 bhp) (120 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 3000-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 66.8 kW/litre 90.9 ps/litre 89.6 bhp/litre 1.47 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
133.63 Nm/litre
1.62 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo HFM fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1679.2 kPa (243.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 117.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 115.83 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.58 kg/kW 19.34 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.6/6.5/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.6/6.5/8.7 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.9/15.4/11.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.4/43.5/32.5 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.7/36.2/27.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 209.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 ET 34 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 16 ET 34 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 119130 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | R 171 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Mercedes-Benz SLK 200 Kompressor added 2004-04-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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