500 GE V8, 1993 - 1994

Combustion principle:
four-stroke petrol engine
Exhaust-gas treatment:
catalytic converter
Arrangement:
front
Installation direction:
longitudinally; over axle
Engine designation / type:
M 117 E 50 / 117.965
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
8 / 90° V
Bore:
96.5 mm
Stroke:
85.0 mm
Displacement :
4973 cc
Compression ratio:
10.0
Rated power:
177 kW / 241 DIN/hp at 5000 rpm
Nominal torque:
375 Nm at 3500 rpm
Number of valves per cylinder:
2
Valve operation:
1 overhead camshaft per cylinder bank
Camshaft drive:
duplex roller chain
Injection system (location):
intake duct
Injection pump / injection system (type):
intake manifold injection, mechanically-electronically controlled (Bosch KE-Jetronic)
Injection pump (type):
electric delivery pump
Oil change quantity (with filter):
8.0 l
On-board power supply voltage:
12 v
Battery capacity:
74 Ah
Generator:
three-phase AC / 1120 w
Ignition system:
electronic ignition system
Fuel tank capacity/of which reserve:
96 l
Fuel tank (location):
under load compartment floor

Frame design:
box-section ladder-type frame
Front-wheel suspension (type):
rigid axle
Front axle:
2 trailing arms, 1 wishbone (Panhard bar)
Rear-wheel suspension (type):
rigid axle
Rear axle:
2 trailing arms, 1 wishbone (Panhard bar)
Suspension front / rear:
coil springs, supplementary rubber suspension, telescopic shock absorbers, torsion bar stabiliser / coil springs, supplementary rubber suspension, telescopic shock absorbers
Steering (type):
recirculating ball
Steering assistance:
hydraulically assisted
Brakes front:
discs, internally ventilated
Rear brakes:
drums
Disc or drum diameter front :
315 mm
Disc or drum diameter rear:
260 mm
Parking brake (actuation):
mechanically (manually operated)
Front rims:
7.5 J x 16
Rear rims:
7.5 J x 16
Front tyres:
265/70 R16
Rear tyres:
265/70 R16
Drive:
permanent four-wheel drive
All-wheel torque distribution front / rear:
50 % front / 50 % rear
Drivetrain:
from the transfer case via cardan shafts to front and rear axle differential; differential locks on transfer case, front and rear axle lockable at the touch of a button

Wheelbase:
2850 mm
Front track gauge:
1475 mm
Rear track gauge:
1475 mm
Vehicle length:
4670 mm
Vehicle width:
1810 mm
Vehicle height:
1963 mm
Turning circle diameter:
13.26 mm
Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods):
2370 kg
Permissible total weight:
3050 kg
Permissible axle load front:
1430 kg
Permissible axle load rear:
1800 kg
Payload:
680 kg
Permissible trailer load unbraked / braked:
750 / 3050 kg