Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 3.0 Manual (215 hp)
W198 · 1954–1963
General
- Car class
- S
- Steering wheel position
- Left
Body
- Number of doors
- 2
- Number of seats
- 2
- Body type
- Roadster
Dimensions
- Length
- 4570 mm
- Width
- 1790 mm
- Height
- 1300 mm
- Wheelbase
- 2400 mm
- Front track
- 1398 mm
- Rear track
- 1448 mm
- Curb weight
- 1420 kg
- Gross weight
- 1660 kg
Engine
- Engine type
- Petrol
- Engine layout
- Front-wheel drive, longitudinal
- Engine capacity
- 2,996 cm³
- Boost type
- None
- Engine power
- 215 hp
- Max power (kW)
- 158 kW
- Max power RPM
- 5,800 rpm
- Maximum torque
- 275 Nm
- Max torque RPM
- 4,600 rpm
- Cylinder layout
- Inline
- Number of cylinders
- 6
- Valves per cylinder
- 2
- Aspiration
- Direct injection (straight)
- Compression ratio
- 8.55
- Bore
- 85.0 mm
- Stroke
- 88.0 mm
- Engine code
- M198
- Engine model
- M198
- Valvetrain
- SOHC
Transmission
- Gearbox type
- Manual
- Number of gears
- 4
- Drive wheels
- Rear-wheel drive
Suspension & Brakes
- Front suspension
- Independent, Spring
- Rear suspension
- Independent, Spring
- Front brakes
- Drum
- Rear brakes
- Disc
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 235 km/h
- Acceleration 0–100 km/h
- 9.5 s
Fuel Economy
- Fuel tank capacity
- 100 L
- Combined fuel consumption
- 10.8 l/100 km
- City fuel consumption
- 12.5 l/100 km
- Highway fuel consumption
- 9.9 l/100 km
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