The 300 SL Gullwing is an automobile from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a Friedrich Geiger-designed 2 door coupé body style.
The 300 SL Gullwing is part of Mercedes-Benz's W 198 I series of cars.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 3 litre naturally aspirated dry-sumped 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 212 bhp (215 PS/158 kW) at 5800 rpm and 275 N·m (203 lb·ft/28 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
This power is transmitted to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing weighs a quoted 1293 kg at the kerb.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing is claimed to attain a top speed of 217 km/h (135 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Friedrich Geiger | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Length | 4520 mm | 178 inches | |
| Width | 1778 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | 1302 mm | 51.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.88 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1293 kg | 2851 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.38 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 198 I / 198.980 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2996 cc (182.827 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 88 mm
3.35 × 3.46 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
215 PS (212 bhp) (158 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
275 Nm (203 ft·lb) (28 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
52.8 kW/litre 71.7 ps/litre 70.8 bhp/litre 1.16 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
91.79 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.55:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch mechanical direct fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1153.5 kPa (167.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 217 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 166.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 122.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 163.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.18 kg/kW 13.66 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 5K x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5K x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.50-15 super sport | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50-15 super sport | ||
| Brakes F/R | 2LS/LT-ALHS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.64 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 61941 | ||
| Production total | 1371 | ||
| Model code | 198.040 | ||
| Model family | W 198 I | ||
| RAC rating | 26.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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