SL 63 AMG, 2008 - 2011

Design name:
R 230 E 63 AMG
Type:
230.470
Production period:
07.2007 / 02.2008 - 06.2011
Note on production period:
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
Structure:
Roadster with vario-roof
Number of doors:
2

Combustion principle:
four-stroke petrol engine
Exhaust-gas treatment:
catalytic converter
Arrangement:
in front
Installation direction:
longitudinally; vertical
Engine designation / type:
M 156 E 63 / 156.981
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
8 / 90° V
Bore:
102.2 mm
Stroke:
94.6 mm
Displacement :
6208 cc
Compression ratio:
11.3
Rated power:
386 kW / 525 PS at 6800 rpm
Nominal torque:
630 Nm at 5200 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):
intake duct
Injection pump / injection system (type):
microprocessor-controlled injection system with hot-film air-mass measurement
Injection pump (type):
electric delivery pump
Oil change quantity (with filter):
8.0 l
On-board power supply voltage:
12 v
Battery capacity:
35 + 74 Ah
Generator:
three-phase AC / 2520 w
Ignition system:
electronic mapped ignition
Fuel tank capacity/of which reserve:
80 / 14 l
Fuel tank (location):
above rear axle

Front-wheel suspension (type):
independent suspension
Front axle:
4-link front suspension with Active Body Control (ABC)
Rear-wheel suspension (type):
independent suspension
Rear axle:
multi-link independent suspension with Active Body Control (ABC)
Suspension front / rear:
active suspension via struts with coil spring and twin-tube gas pressure shock absorbers / active suspension via struts with coil spring and twin-tube gas pressure shock absorbers
Steering (type):
rack-and-pinion
Steering assistance:
hydraulically, speed-dependent
Brakes front:
composite brake discs, internally ventilated and perforated
Rear brakes:
discs, internally ventilated and perforated
Front brake caliper:
fixed caliper
Rear brake caliper:
fixed caliper
Disc or drum diameter front :
360 mm
Disc or drum diameter rear:
330 mm
Parking brake (actuation):
mechanically, foot operated parking brake
Front rims:
8.5 J x 19
Rear rims:
9.5 J x 19
Front tyres:
255/35 R19
Rear tyres:
285/30 R19
Drive:
rear wheel drive

Transmission:
automatic
Gearbox type designation:
AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed sports transmission
Availability:
as standard
Clutch:
Multi-Clutch Technology with wet start-up clutch
Gearbox design:
epicyclic gear system
Transmission control:
electronical
Forward gears (total):
7
Gear ratio:
I. 4.38; II. 2.86; III. 1.92; IV. 1.37; V. 1.0; VI. 0.82; VII. 0.73; R. 3.42
Axle drive ratio:
3.06
Maximum speed:
250 km/h (electronically limited); with optional equipment AMG Driver's Package (from 01.2010): 300 km/h (electronically limited)
Acceleration 0-100 kpm:
4.6 s
Fuel consumption urban / extra-urban / combined (according to the respectively valid measurement and calculation methods):
21.4-21.7 / 9.5-9.7 / 13.9-14.1 l per 100 km (Super Plus)

Wheelbase:
2560 mm
Front track gauge:
1569 mm
Rear track gauge:
1551 mm
Vehicle length:
4605 mm
Vehicle width:
1820 mm
Vehicle height:
1298 mm (with closed roof)
cW drag coefficient:
0.29
Turning circle diameter:
11.04 m
Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods):
1970 kg
Permissible total weight:
2225 kg
Payload:
255 kg

Units produced:
4,940
Prices:
08.2008: EUR 145,239.50
01.2009: EUR 148,155.00
01.2010: EUR 149,047.50
02.2011: EUR 149,880.50