450 SLC
  • Design name
    C 107 E 45
  • Type
    107.024
  • Production period
    02.1972 / 07.1972 - 10.1980
  • Note on production period
    production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
  • Remark on type
    until 02.1973 only available for export to North America
  • Combustion principle
    four-stroke petrol (with manifold injection)
  • Configuration
    front, longitudinal; vertical
  • Engine type
    M 117 E 45 / 117.982, from 11.1975: 117.985
  • Number of cylinders / arrangement
    8 / 90° V
  • Bore x Stroke
    92 x 85 mm
  • Total displacement
    4520 cc (tax classification: 4189 cc)
  • Compression ratio
    8.8
  • Rated output
    225 hp / 165 kW at 5000 rpm;~from 11.1975: 217 hp / 160 kW at 5000 rpm
  • Rated torque
    38.5 mkg at 3000 rpm; from 11.1975: 36.7 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, electronically controlled (Bosch D-Jetronic);~from 02.1976 mechanically controlled (Bosch K-Jetronic)
  • Fuel tank: position / capacity
    above the rear axle / 90 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), hydropneumatic level control optional
  • 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; 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
  • Gearing
    3-speed automatic transmission
  • Availibility
    as standard
  • Shifting
    central floor gear shift lever
  • Clutch
    hydraulic torque converter in automatic transmission
  • Transmission type
    planetary gear system
  • Gear ratios
    I: 2.31; II: 1.46; III: 1.0; R: 1.84
  • Final drive ratio
    3.07
  • Maximum speed
    215 km/h; from 11.1975: 210 km/h
  • Acceleration 0-100 km/h
    8.8 s; from 11.75: 9.3 s
  • Fuel consumption
    14.5 l
  • by Guideline
    DIN 70030: consumption, determined at 3/4 of top-speed (not more than 110 km/h), plus 10 %
  • Wheelbase
    2815 mm
  • Front / rear track
    1452 / 1440 mm
  • Length
    4750 mm
  • Width
    1790 mm
  • Height
    1330 mm
  • Kerb weight
    1630 kg
  • by Guideline
    DIN 70020 (ready to drive, including fuel, spare wheel and tool kit)
  • Gross weight
    2120 kg
  • Units produced
    31,739
  • Prices
    not available in Germany before 03.1973
    03.1973: DM 41,014.50
    02.1974: DM 42,857.10
    06.1974: DM 44,666.40
    02.1975: DM 47,263.80
    01.1976: DM 47,263.80
    02.1977: DM 49,169.90
    03.1977: DM 49,406.10
    01.1978: DM 49,851.20
    04.1978: DM 52,292.80
    12.1978: DM 53,312.00
    05.1979: DM 53,508.00
    01.07.1979: DM 53,985.75
    16.07.1979: DM 55,031.00
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