380 SL

Design name:
R 107 E 38
Type:
107.045
Production period:
02.1980 / 05.1980 - 10.1985
Note on production period:
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production

Combustion principle:
four-stroke petrol (with manifold injection)
Configuration:
front, longitudinal; vertical
Engine type:
M 116 E 38 / 116.960, from 10.1981: 116.962
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
8 / 90° V; light-alloy block
Bore x Stroke:
92 x 71.8 mm, from 10.1981: 88 x 78.9 mm
Total displacement:
3818 cc (tax 3776 cc), from 10.1981: 3839 cc (tax 3793 cc)
Compression ratio:
9.0; from 10.1981: 9.4
Rated output:
218 hp / 160 kW at 5500 rpm;~from 10.1981: 204 hp / 150 kW at 5250 rpm
Rated torque:
30.5 mkg at 4000/min; from 10.1981: 32.1 mkg at 3250 rpm
Number of valves / arrangement:
1 intake, 1 exhaust / overhead
Valve operation:
1 overhead camshaft per cylinder bank
Camshaft drive:
double roller chain
Fuel system:
manifold injection, mechanically controlled (Bosch K-Jetronic)
Fuel tank: position / capacity:
above the rear axle / 90 l; since 10.1981: 85 l

Frame design:
steel unit body
Front-wheel suspension:
double wishbone
Rear-wheel suspension:
twist-beam axle (semi-trailing arm axle with starting- and braking-torque compensation)
Front springs:
coil springs, supplementary rubber suspension, torsion bar stabiliser
Rear springs:
coil springs, supplementary rubber suspension, torsion bar stabiliser
Shock absorber front/rear:
telescopic shock absorbers
Steering:
recirculating-ball power steering
Brake system (foot brake):
hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster, antilock system optional; disc brakes front (internally ventilated) and rear
Parking brake (hand brake):
mechanical (foot-operated), acting on rear wheels
Wheels:
sheet-steel wheels (light-alloy wheels optional)
Wheel rims:
6 1/2 J x 14 H 2
Tires:
205/70 VR 14
Driven wheels:
rear wheels
Drivetrain:
divided cardan shaft

Wheelbase:
2455 mm
Front / rear track:
1452 / 1440 mm
Length:
4390 mm
Width:
1790 mm
Height:
1300 mm (with cabriolet top closed)
Kerb weight:
1540 kg (with hardtop 1580 kg)
by Guideline:
DIN 70020 (ready to drive, including fuel, spare wheel and tool kit)
Gross weight:
1960 kg