• Design name
    463 GE 55 ML
  • Type
    463.270, for USA: 463.271 (station wagon)
  • Production period
    10.2003 / 06.2004 - 03.2007
  • Note on production period
    production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
  • Combustion principle
    four-stroke Otto (with manifold-injection and supercharger with charge-air cooling; emission control device with 3-way catalyst)
  • Configuration
    front, longitudinal; vertical
  • Engine type
    M 113 E 55 ML AMG / 113.993
  • Number of cylinders / arrangement
    8 / 90° V; light-alloy block
  • Bore x Stroke
    97.0 x 92.0 mm
  • Total displacement
    5439 cc
  • Compression ratio
    9.0
  • Rated output
    350 kW / 476 hp at 6100 rpm; since 09.2006: 368 kW / 500 hp at 6100 rpm
  • Rated torque
    700 Nm at 2650 - 4500 rpm; since 09.2006: 700 Nm at 2750 - 4000 rpm
  • Number of valves / arrangement
    2 intake, 1 exhaust / V-shaped overhead
  • Valve operation
    1 overhead camshaft per cylinder bank
  • Camshaft drive
    double roller chain
  • Fuel system
    microprocessor-controlled injection system with HFM (Bosch ME engine management) / supercharger with intercooling
  • Fuel tank: position / capacity
    under load compartment floor / 96 l
  • Frame design
    box-section ladder-type frame / steel unit body
  • Front-wheel suspension
    rigid axle; 2 trailing arms, 1 wishbone (Panhard bar)
  • Rear-wheel suspension
    rigid axle; 2 trailing arms, 1 wishbone (Panhard bar)
  • Front springs
    coil springs, supplementary rubber suspension, torsion bar stabiliser
  • Rear springs
    coil springs, supplementary rubber suspension
  • 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 and antilock system, with Brake Assist;~internally ventilated disc brakes front and rear
  • Parking brake (hand brake)
    mechanical (manually operated), acting on rear wheels
  • Wheels
    light-alloy wheels
  • Wheel rims
    9 1/2 J x 18 H 2
  • Tires
    285/55 R 18
  • Driven wheels
    permanent all-wheel drive on front and rear wheels, controlled via electronic traction system 4ETS
  • Drivetrain
    from power divider via single-piece cardan shafts on front-axle differential and rear-axle differential
  • Gearing
    5-speed automatic transmission
  • Availibility
    as standard
  • Shifting
    central floor gear shift lever
  • Clutch
    hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
  • Transmission type
    planetary gear system
  • Gear ratios
    I. 3.59; II. 2.19; III. 1.41; IV. 1.0; V. 0.83; R. 3.17
  • Final drive ratio
    front/rear: 4.38; since 09.2006: 4.11; transfer case: road 0.87 / off-road 2.16
  • Maximum speed
    210 km/h (off-road 126 km/h)
  • Acceleration 0-100 km/h
    5.6 s; since 09.2006: 5.5 s
  • Fuel consumption
    21.9 / 13.1 / 16.3 l; from 09.2006: 21.4 / 12.7 / 15.9 l
  • by Guideline
    93/116/EC; figures apply to City (urban) / EUDC (extra-urban) / NEDC (New European Driving Cycle, average from <36.8%> City and <63.2%> EUDC)
  • Wheelbase
    2850 mm
  • Front / rear track
    1475 / 1475 mm
  • Length
    4662 mm
  • Width
    1864 mm
  • Height
    1931 mm
  • Kerb weight
    2550 kg
  • Gross weight
    3200 kg
  • Units produced
    not separately documented
  • Prices
    station wagon
    02.2004: EUR 108,228.00
    01.2005: EUR 109,968.00
    02.2006: EUR 111,476.00
    08.2006: EUR 113,332.00
    01.2007: EUR 117,334.00
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