This car has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's R 170 series of cars.
Its 2 litre engine is a supercharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that produces 189 bhp (192 PS/141 kW) of power at 5300 rpm, and maximum torque of 270 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 2500-4800 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a stated 1325 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 231 km/h, which equates to 144 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption is 13.2/6.9/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Italian, Portuguese, Greek domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1488 mm | 58.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1485 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 3995 mm | 157.3 inches | |
| Width | 1715 mm | 67.5 inches | |
| Height | 1284 mm | 50.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.66 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1325 kg | 2921 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 111 E 20 ML / 111.943 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89.9 × 78.7 mm
3.54 × 3.1 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 192 PS (189 bhp) (141 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 270 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 2500-4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 70.5 kW/litre 95.9 ps/litre 94.6 bhp/litre 1.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
135.14 Nm/litre
1.63 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1698.2 kPa (246.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 231 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 144.62 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 106.37 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 142.64 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.4 kg/kW 15.7 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.2/6.9/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.2/6.9/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.6/14.5/10.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.4/40.9/30.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.8/34.1/25.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | 3.110 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 H2 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 16 H2 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 91V | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 16 91V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.46 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 245432 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | R 170 E 20 ML | ||
| Model family | R 170 | ||
| RAC rating | 20.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Mercedes-Benz SLK 200 Kompressor added 2011-05-28. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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