E 500 BlueEFFICIENCY, 2011 - 2013

Type:
207.373
Production period:
03.2011 / 09.2011 - 03.2013
Note on production period:
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
Structure:
Coupé
Number of doors:
2

Combustion principle:
four-stroke petrol engine with two turbochargers and intercooler
Exhaust-gas treatment:
catalytic converter
Arrangement:
in front
Installation direction:
longitudinally; above the axis
Engine designation / type:
M 278 E 46 DE LA / 278.922
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
8 / 90° V
Bore:
92.9 mm
Stroke:
86.0 mm
Displacement :
4663 cc
Compression ratio:
10.5
Rated power:
300 kW / 408 DIN/hp at 5000 - 5750 rpm
Nominal torque:
600 Nm at 1600 - 4750 rpm
Number of valves per cylinder:
4
Valve operation:
2 overhead camshafts per cylinder bank (variably adjustable)
Camshaft drive:
duplex roller chain
Injection system (location):
cylinder direct
Injection pump / injection system (type):
spray-guided gasoline direct injection with piezo-controlled injectors
Injection pump (type):
high-pressure pump
Coolant / filling quantity with heating:
15.5 l
Oil change quantity (with filter):
8.5 l
On-board power supply voltage:
14 v
Generator:
three-phase AC / 2520 W
Ignition system:
direct coil ignition
Fuel tank capacity/of which reserve:
66 / 8.0 l
Fuel tank (location):
in front of rear axle

Front-wheel suspension (type):
independent suspension
Front axle:
multi-link independent suspension
Rear-wheel suspension (type):
independent suspension
Rear axle:
multi-link independent suspension
Suspension front / rear:
coil spring, damper with damping valve, torsion bar stabilizer / coil spring, damper with damping valve, torsion bar stabilizer
Steering (type):
rack-and-pinion
Steering assistance:
electro-mechanical, speed-dependent
Brakes front:
discs, internally ventilated and perforated
Rear brakes:
discs, internally ventilated
Front brake caliper:
floating caliper
Rear brake caliper:
floating caliper
Disc or drum diameter front :
360 mm
Disc or drum diameter rear:
300 mm
Parking brake (actuation):
mechanically, foot-operated parking brake (manual release)
Front rims:
8 J x 18
Rear rims:
8.5 J x 18
Front tyres:
235/40 R18
Rear tyres:
255/35 R18
Drive:
rear wheel drive

Transmission:
automatic
Gearbox type designation:
7G-TRONIC PLUS
Availability:
as standard
Clutch:
hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
Gearbox design:
epicyclic gear system
Transmission control:
hydraulic
Forward gears (total):
7
Gear ratio:
I. 4.38; II. 2.86; III. 1.92; IV. 1.37; V. 1.00; VI. 0.82; VII. 0.73; R. 3.42
Axle drive ratio:
2.47
Maximum speed:
250 km/h (electronically limited)
Acceleration 0-100 kpm:
5.1 s
Fuel consumption urban / extra-urban / combined (according to the respectively valid measurement and calculation methods):
12.7 / 6.8 / 8.9 l per 100 km (premium petrol)

Wheelbase:
2760 mm
Front track gauge:
1538 mm
Rear track gauge:
1544 mm
Vehicle length:
4717 mm
Vehicle width:
1786 mm
Vehicle height:
1395 mm
cW drag coefficient:
0.28
Turning circle diameter:
11.20 m
Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods):
1795 kg
Permissible total weight:
2250 kg
Permissible axle load front:
1145 kg
Permissible axle load rear:
1145 kg
Payload:
455 kg
Permissible trailer load unbraked / braked:
750 / 1800 kg