The SLR McLaren 722 Edition is a rear wheel drive coupé automobile with a front mounted engine, manufactured by Mercedes-Benz.
The SLR McLaren 722 Edition is part of Mercedes-Benz's C 199 series of cars.
Its 8 cylinder, single overhead camshaft supercharged engine has 3 valves per cylinder and a volume of 5.4 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 641 bhp (650 PS/478 kW) at 6500 rpm and 820 Nm (605 lbft/83.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels through a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1724 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 337 km/h (209 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2700 mm | 106.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1638 mm | 64.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1569 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Length | 4656 mm | 183.3 inches | |
| Width | 1908 mm | 75.1 inches | |
| Height | 1251 mm | 49.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1724 kg | 3801 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 97.6 litres | 21.5 [25.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.366 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 155 E 55 ML / 155.980 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5439 cc (331.908 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 97 × 92 mm
3.82 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 650 PS (641 bhp) (478 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 820 Nm (605 ft·lb) (83.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 87.9 kW/litre 119.5 ps/litre 117.9 bhp/litre 1.93 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
150.76 Nm/litre
1.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1894.5 kPa (274.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 679.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | 1 Lysholm-type twin screw supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 337 km/h (209 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 376.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.38 PS/kg 277.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 kW/kg 371.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.37 bhp/kg 0.17 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.61 kg/kW 6.02 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | 2.200 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Wheel size front | 9.0J x 19 ET45 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 11½J x 19 ET44 | ||
| Tyres front | 255/35 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 295/30 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 390 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.17 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 145695 | ||
| Production total | 150 | ||
| Model code | C 199 E 55 ML | ||
| Model family | C 199 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition added 2006-09-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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