500 SEL
  • Design name
    V 126 E 50
  • Type
    126.037
  • Production period
    09.1979 / 06.1980 - 09.1985
  • 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 117 E 50 / 117.961; from 10.1981: 117.963
  • Number of cylinders / arrangement
    8 / 90° V; light-alloy block
  • Bore x Stroke
    96.5 x 85.0 mm
  • Total displacement
    4973 cc (tax classification: 4939 cc)
  • Compression ratio
    8.8; from 10.1981: 9.2
  • Rated output
    240 hp / 177 kW at 4750 rpm;~from 10.1981: 231 hp / 170 kW at 4750 rpm
  • Rated torque
    404 Nm at 3200 rpm; from 10.1981: 405 Nm at 3000 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
  • Frame design
    steel unit body
  • Front-wheel suspension
    double-wishbone front axle with hydropneumatic level control system as an option
  • 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, fully supporting hydropneumatic suspension optional; torsion bar stabiliser
  • Rear springs
    coil springs, supplementary rubber suspension, fully supporting hydropneumatic suspension optional; torsion bar stabiliser
  • Shock absorber front/rear
    gas-pressure shock absorbers
  • Steering
    recirculating-ball power steering
  • Brake system (foot brake)
    hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster, antilock system optional (from 12.1984 as standard); 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
    4-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. 3.68; II. 2.41; III. 1.44; IV. 1.0; R. 5.14
  • Final drive ratio
    2.82; from 10.1981: 2.24
  • Maximum speed
    225 km/h
  • Acceleration 0-100 km/h
    8.1 s
  • Fuel consumption
    11.3 / 13.5 / 21.2 l; from 10.1981: 9.1 / 11.4 / 15.2 l
  • by Guideline
    80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
  • Wheelbase
    3070 mm
  • Front / rear track
    1545 / 1517 mm
  • Length
    5135 mm
  • Width
    1820 mm
  • Height
    1440 mm
  • Kerb weight
    1655 kg
  • by Guideline
    DIN 70020 (ready to drive, including fuel, spare wheel and tool kit)
  • Gross weight
    2175 kg
  • Units produced
    a total of 72,693 (until 02.1992)
  • Prices
    09.1979: DM 56,161.00
    03.1980: DM 58,364.50
    08.1980: DM 59,460.60
    07.1981: DM 61,505.90
    09.1981: DM 62,161.30
    01.1982: DM 63,845.00
    07.1982: DM 66,218.00
    07.1983: DM 66,804.00
    08.1983: DM 68,742.00
    01.1984: DM 70,566.00
    04.1985: DM 78,831.00
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