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SL Roadsters~of the series 107
Mercedes-Benz type 500 SL |
| Type |
500 SL |
| Name |
500 SL |
| Name |
Mercedes-Benz type 500 SL |
| Short name |
500 SL |
| Model |
R 107 E 50 |
| Production |
04.80 - 09.85 |
| Number produced |
altogether 11.812 (until 08.89) |
| Comments concerning the production period |
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| Prices |
03.80: 61.924,00 DM
08.80: 63.087,90 DM
07.81: 65.257,50 DM
09.81: 66.285,80 DM
01.82: 68.105,10 DM
07.82: 70.625,00 DM
07.83: 71.250,00 DM
08.83: 73.530,00 DM
01.84: 75.468,00 DM
09.84: 78.261,00 DM
12.84: 81.207,90 DM
04.85: 84.075,00 DM
(prices with coup top and roadster top) |
| Wheelbase |
2455 mm |
| Track rear/front |
1452/1440 mm |
| Length |
4390 mm |
| Width |
1790 mm |
| Height |
1300 mm (with cabriolet top closed) |
| Smallest turning circle |
10,34 m |
| Chassis weight |
| Max. total weight |
1960 kg |
| Max. front axle weight |
935 kg |
| Max. rear axle weight |
1025 kg |
| Max. load |
420 kg (with hardtop 380 kg) |
| Max. trailer weight braked |
1500 kg |
| Max. trailer weight unbraked |
750 kg |
| Weight empty |
1540 kg (with hardtop 1580 kg) |
| According to guideline |
DIN 70020 (with fuel, spare wheel and tool equipment) |
| Operating method |
four-stroke Otto (with manifold-injection) |
| Configuration |
front, parallel; upright |
| Type |
M 117 E 50 / 117.960 |
| No. of cylinder/configuration |
8 / 90ř-V-form; light-alloy block |
| Bore x stroke |
96,5 x 85 mm |
| Total displacement |
4973 ccm (tax classification: 4939 ccm) |
| Compression ratio |
8,8; since 10.81: 9,2 |
| Crankshaft bearing |
5 |
| Output |
240 hp / 177 kW at 5000 /min;~since 10.81: 231 hp / 170 kW at 4750 /min |
| Maximum torque |
41 mkg at 3200 /min; since 10.81: 41,2 mkg at 3000 /min |
| No. of valves/configuration |
1 intake, 1 exhaust / overhead |
| Valve operation |
1 top camshaft per cylinder line |
| Camshaft drive |
duplex roller-type chain |
| Mixture formation |
manifold-injection, mechanically controlled (Bosch K-Jetronic) |
| Cooling |
water cooling / pump; 15 l water |
| Lubrication |
pressure circulation lubrication / 7,5 l oil |
| Electric system |
12 V |
| Battery |
66 Ah / in the engine compartment |
| Dynamo |
three-phase AC / 980 W |
| Starter motor |
electrical / 2,0 PS |
| Ignition |
transistor ignition |
| Fuel tank |
above the rear axle / 90 l, since 10.81: 85 l |
| Fuel supply |
electric supply pump |
| Driven whells |
rear wheels |
| Power transmission |
divided cardan shaft |
| Frame desing |
self-supporting all-steel body |
| Wheel suspension front |
double wishbone |
| Wheel suspension rear |
twist beam axle (diagonal-swing axle with starting- and braking-torque compensation) |
| Suspension front |
coil springs, suppl. rubber suspension, torsion bar type stabilizer |
| Suspension rear |
coil springs, suppl. rubber suspension, torsion bar type stabilizer |
| Damper |
hydraulic telescopic damper |
| Steering |
ball-and-nut power steering |
| Steering transm ratio |
15,59:1 / 3,3 steering wheel turns |
| Breaking system |
braking system |
| Breaking system |
hydraulic dual-circuit braking system with vacuum-operated brake servo unit, on demand with antilock device; disc brakes front (internally ventilated) and rear |
| Parking breake |
parking brake |
| Parking breake |
mechanical (foot-operated), effective on rear wheels |
| Diamatre |
brake discs front / rear: 278 / 279 mm |
| Wheels |
light-alloy disc wheels |
| Wheels rims |
6 1/2 J x 14 H 2 |
| Tyres |
205/70 VR 14 |