G 500 (short wheelbase), 2001 - 2008

Design name:
463 GE 50
Type:
463.254 (cabriolet); 463.247 (station wagon)
Production period:
05.2000 / 06.2001 - 06.2008 (cabriolet);07.2000 / 02.2001 - 05.2008 (station wagon)
Note on production period:
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
Number of doors:
3

Combustion principle:
four-stroke petrol engine
Exhaust-gas treatment:
catalytic converter
Arrangement:
front
Installation direction:
longitudinally; over axle
Engine designation / type:
M 113 E 50 / 113.962
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
8 / 90° V
Bore:
97,0 mm
Stroke:
84,0 mm
Displacement :
4966 cc
Compression ratio:
10.0
Rated power:
218 kW / 296 DIN/hp at 5500 rpm
Nominal torque:
456 Nm at 2800 - 4000 rpm
Number of valves per cylinder:
3
Valve operation:
1 overhead camshaft per cylinder bank
Camshaft drive:
duplex roller chain
Injection system (location):
intake duct
Injection pump / injection system (type):
microprocessor-controlled injection system with hot-film air-mass measurement
Injection pump (type):
electric delivery pump
Coolant / filling quantity with heating:
12.0 l
Oil change quantity (with filter):
8.0 l
On-board power supply voltage:
12 v
Battery capacity:
100 Ah
Generator:
three-phase AC / 2100 w
Ignition system:
electronic map-controlled phased twin-spark ignition
Fuel tank capacity/of which reserve:
96 / 20 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:
discs, solid
Disc or drum diameter front :
315 mm
Disc or drum diameter rear:
272 mm
Parking brake (actuation):
mechanically (manually operated)
Front rims:
7,5 J x 18
Rear rims:
7,5 J x 18
Front tyres:
265/60 R18
Rear tyres:
265/60 R18
Drive:
permanent four-wheel drive (from 09.2001: controlled via electronic traction system 4ETS)
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
Max. angle of approach/departure:
34.0° / 26.0° (cabriolet)
36.0° / 27.0° (station wagon)
Max. fording depth:
500 mm
Max. tilt angle:
28.4°
Slope climbing ability:
80 %

Transmission:
automatic
Gearbox type designation:
5-speed automatic transmission (electronically controlled)
Availability:
as standard
Clutch:
hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
Gearbox design:
planetary gear group
Transmission control:
hydraulic
Forward gears (total):
5
Gear ratio:
I. 3.59; II. 2.19; III. 1.41; IV. 1.0; V. 0.83; R. 3.16
Axle drive ratio:
4.38 (front/rear)
Transmission ration transfer case (road):
0.87
Transmission ration transfer case (off-road):
2.16
Maximum speed:
190 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 kpm:
9.7 s
Fuel consumption urban / extra-urban / combined (according to the respectively valid measurement and calculation methods):
22.1 / 13.8 / 16.7 l per 100 km (premium petrol)

Wheelbase:
2400 mm
Front track gauge:
1475 mm
Rear track gauge:
1475 mm
Vehicle length:
4230 mm (cabriolet: 4275 mm)
Vehicle width:
1760 mm
Vehicle height:
1931 mm (cabriolet: 1941 mm)
Turning circle diameter:
11.31 m
Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods):
2390 kg (cabriolet: 2375)
Permissible total weight:
2850 kg
Permissible axle load front:
1400 kg
Permissible axle load rear:
1700 kg
Payload:
460 kg (cabriolet: 475 kg)
Permissible trailer load unbraked / braked:
750 / 2850 kg