This automobile has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style with a front located engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 is one of the R 171 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3.5 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 302 bhp (306 PS/225 kW) at 6500 rpm and 360 N·m (266 lb·ft/36.7 kgm) at 4900 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
The Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 weighs a claimed 1505 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed quoted is 250 km/h or 155 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 13.1/7.0/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 219.0 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) | 1526 mm | 60.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 4103 mm | 161.5 inches | |
| Width | 1788 mm | 70.4 inches | |
| Height | 1298 mm | 51.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1505 kg | 3318 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3498 cc (213.461 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.9 × 86 mm
3.66 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 306 PS (302 bhp) (225 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 360 Nm (266 ft·lb) (36.7 kgm) at 4900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 64.4 kW/litre 87.5 ps/litre 86.3 bhp/litre 1.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
102.92 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1293.3 kPa (187.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 583 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.4 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 203.45 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 149.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 200.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.68 kg/kW 11.16 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.1/7.0/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.1/7.0/9.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.6/14.3/10.9 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.6/40.4/30.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.0/33.6/25.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 219.0 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 | 7½J x 17 ET 36 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 17 ET 30 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/45 R 17 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/40 R 17 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 168641 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | R 171 | ||
| RAC rating | 32.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 Automatic added 2007-12-27. Last modified 2022-12-22. |
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