I owned a beauty in the 90's I picked up for a bargain at auction. Super quick massive sun roof, and even the rear seats were electric. The V8 was so smooth I joked it didn't have an accelerator, just a pedal to make the scenery move faster.
Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL (W126) specs
Car type | 4-door saloon |
Curb weight | 1859 kg (4098 lbs) |
Introduced | 1987 |
Origin country | Germany |
Views | 27.3k |
Performance
0 - 100 kph | 7.8 s |
0 - 200 kph | 37.7 s |
Est. 1000 m | 31.1 s @ 190.0 kph |
Est. 100 - 200 kph | 29.9 s |
0 - 60 mph | 7.0 s |
0 - 100 mph | 18.7 s |
Est. 1/8 mile | 11.1 s @ 77.0 mph |
1/4 mile | 15.6 s |
Est. 1/2 mile | 27.2 s @ 114.3 mph |
Top speed | 242 kph (150 mph) |
Est. max acceleration | 0.41 g (4 m/s²) |
Powertrain specs
Engine type | V8, 16 valves, n/a |
Displacement | 5.5 l (338 ci / 5547 cc) |
Power | 279 ps (275 bhp / 205 kw) |
Torque | 430 Nm (317 lb-ft) |
Power / liter | 50 ps (50 hp) |
Power / weight | 150 ps (148 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 231 Nm (171 lb-ft) / t |
Transmission | 4 speed automatic |
Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
560 SEL competition
G 11y ago
Seven point eight seconds is about one second too slow to sixty for the 560SEL. Considering someone else recorded 7.9 seconds in a 420SEL. Performance times from zero to 60 should be between 6.8-7.2 seconds, depending upon the year and market.