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SL roadsters~of the series 129
Mercedes-Benz type 500 SL, since 07.93: SL 500 |
| Type |
500 SL, since 07.93: SL 500 |
| Name |
500 SL, since 07.93: SL 500 |
| Name |
Mercedes-Benz type 500 SL, since 07.93: SL 500 |
| Short name |
500 SL, since 07.93: SL 500 |
| Model |
R 129 E 50 |
| Production |
06.88/03.89 - 08.95 |
| Number produced |
not documented separately |
| Comments concerning the production period |
begin of production - pre-production batch / main production - end of production |
| Prices |
03.89: 125.400,00 DM
01.90: 131.271,00 DM
10.90: 141.816,00 DM
06.91: 146.775,00 DM
09.91: 148.485,00 DM
02.92: 152.931,00 DM
10.92: 153.729,00 DM
01.93: 159.447,50 DM
05.93: 160.310,00 DM
08.94: 163.070,00 DM |
| Wheelbase |
2515 mm |
| Track rear/front |
1535/1523 mm |
| Length |
4470 mm |
| Width |
1812 mm |
| Height |
1303 mm (with cabriolet top closed) |
| Smallest turning circle |
10,75 m |
| Chassis weight |
| Max. total weight |
2160 kg; since 09.91: 2190 kg |
| Max. front axle weight |
1020 kg; since 09.91: 1040 kg |
| Max. rear axle weight |
1160 kg; since 09.91: 1170 kg |
| Max. load |
390 kg |
| Max. trailer weight braked |
1500 kg |
| Max. trailer weight unbraked |
750 kg |
| Weight empty |
1770 kg; since 09.91: 1800 kg |
| According to guideline |
according to DIN 70020 (with fuel, spare wheel and tool equipment) |
| Operating method |
four-stroke Otto (w/ manifold-injection and emission control device w/ three-way catalyst) |
| Configuration |
front, parallel; upright |
| Type |
M 119 E 50 / 119.960; since 09.92: 119.972 |
| No. of cylinder/configuration |
8 / 90ř-V-form; light-alloy block |
| Bore x stroke |
96,5 x 85,0 mm |
| Total displacement |
4973 ccm |
| Compression ratio |
10,0 |
| Crankshaft bearing |
5 |
| Output |
240 kW / 326 hp at 5500 /min;~since 09.92: 235 kW / 320 hp at 5600 /min |
| Maximum torque |
450 Nm at 4000 /min; since 09.92: 470 Nm at 3900 /min |
| No. of valves/configuration |
2 intake, 2 exhaust / V-shaped overhead |
| Valve operation |
2 top camshafts per cylinder line (intake camshafts adjustable) |
| Camshaft drive |
duplex roller-type chain |
| Mixture formation |
manifold-injection, mechano-electronically controlled (Bosch KE-Jetronic); since 09.92: mikroprozessorgesteuert (Bosch LH-Jetronic) |
| Cooling |
water cooling / pump; 15 l water |
| Lubrication |
pressure circulation lubrication / 8,0 l oil |
| Electric system |
12 V |
| Battery |
92 Ah; since 09.90: 100 Ah / in the boot |
| Dynamo |
three-phase AC / 1400 W; since 09.92: 1540 W |
| Starter motor |
electrical / 1,7 kW; since 01.91: 1,8 kW |
| Ignition |
electronic ignition system |
| Fuel tank |
above the rear axle / 80 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 |
triangle-wishbone / shock-absorber strut, on demand with level control |
| Wheel suspension rear |
multilink suspension, on demand with hydropneumatic level control |
| Suspension front |
coil springs, torsion bar stabilizer |
| Suspension rear |
coil springs, torsion bar type stabilizer |
| Damper |
gas-pressure shock absorber struts / gas-pressure damper |
| Steering |
ball-and-nut power steering |
| Steering transm ratio |
15,53:1 / 3 steering wheel turns |
| Breaking system |
braking system |
| Breaking system |
hydraulic dual-circuit braking system with vacuum-operated brake ~servo unit and antilock device; disc brakes front~(intern. ventilated) and rear (since 07.93 intern. ventilated) |
| Parking breake |
parking brake |
| Parking breake |
mechanical (foot-operated), effective on rear wheels |
| Diamatre |
brake discs front / rear: 300 / 278 mm; since 07.93: 320 / 300 mm |
| Wheels |
light-alloy disc wheels |
| Wheels rims |
8 J x 16 H 2 |
| Tyres |
225/55 ZR 16 |