ML 55 AMG

Design name:
W 163 E 55
Type:
163.174
Production period:
05.1999 / 12.1999 - 07.2001
Note on production period:
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
Structure:
SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle)

Combustion principle:
four-stroke petrol (with manifold injection and emission control system with closed-loop 3-way catalyst)
Configuration:
front, longitudinal; vertical
Engine type:
M 113 E 55 / 113.981
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:
10.5
Rated output:
255 kW / 347 hp at 5500 rpm
Rated torque:
510 Nm at 2800 - 4500 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 hot-film air mass sensor (Bosch ME engine management)
Fuel tank: position / capacity:
in front of the rear axle / 93 l

Frame design:
box-section ladder-type frame / steel unit body
Front-wheel suspension:
double wishbone
Rear-wheel suspension:
double wishbone
Front springs:
torsion bar springs, torsion bar stabiliser
Rear springs:
coil springs, torsion bar stabiliser
Shock absorber front/rear:
twin-tube gas-pressure shock absorbers
Steering:
rack-and-pinion parameter power steering
Brake system (foot brake):
hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster, antilock system and Brake Assist; disc brakes front (internally ventilated) and rear
Parking brake (hand brake):
mechanical (foot-operated), acting on rear wheels
Wheels:
light-alloy wheels
Wheel rims:
9 J x 18 H 2
Tires:
285/50 R 18 109 W
Driven wheels:
permanent four-wheel drive on front and rear wheels, controlled via electronic traction system ETS
Drivetrain:
from power divider (integral part of automatic transmission) via single-piece cardan shaft on front-axle differential and via divided cardan shaft on rear-axle differential (power distribution 48% front, 52% rear)

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. 3.16
Final drive ratio:
front/rear: ; transfer case: road 1.0 / off-road 2.64
Maximum speed:
235 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h:
6.0 s
Fuel consumption:
19.7 / 11.4 / 14.4 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:
2820 mm
Front / rear track:
1555 / 1555 mm
Length:
4635 mm
Width:
1833 mm
Height:
1804 mm
Kerb weight:
2230 kg
by Guideline:
EC 92/21 (including driver, 68 kg, and baggage, 7 kg; tank 90 % full)
Gross weight:
2750 kg