This car has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The 5.5 litre engine is a supercharged, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder unit that has an output of 550 bhp (558 PS/410 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 720 N·m (531 lb·ft/73.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1400 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 320 km/h which is 199 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2660 mm | 104.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1546 mm | 60.9 inches | |
| Length | 4564 mm | 179.7 inches | |
| Width | 1878 mm | 73.9 inches | |
| Height | 1247 mm | 49.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1400 kg | 3086 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | 2.04 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.59 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.5 litre 5496 cc (335.386 cu in) |
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| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 558 PS (550 bhp) (410 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 720 Nm (531 ft·lb) (73.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 74.6 kW/litre 101.5 ps/litre 100.1 bhp/litre 1.64 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
131 Nm/litre
1.58 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1646.2 kPa (238.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 687 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 320 km/h (199 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 398.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.4 PS/kg 292.95 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 kW/kg 392.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.39 bhp/kg 0.18 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.41 kg/kW 5.7 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
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| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
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| Tyres front | |||
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| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | |||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 81906 | ||
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| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1999 Mercedes-Benz Vision SLR added 2001-07-15. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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