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#0943

Mercedes-Benz 500

🇩🇪 Germany ·1980–1997· convertible / sedan

petrol

base stats

  • power 322 hptop version
  • popularity 971 in NL#601 most common
  • weight 1,784 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built
1980–1997
body
convertible, sedan
engine
4.9 L–5.6 L
cylinders
8
turbo
no
power
220–322 hp
drive
rear-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic
seats
4
doors
3
weight
1,784 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
11–16 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Compact Cars, Large Cars, Midsize Cars, Minicompact Cars, Two Seaters
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

971 are registered in the Netherlands today, #601 of all models. Most common build year: 1992 (160 cars).

19801997

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (8)
  • 500 SL U9 305
  • 500 Se 252
  • 500 SL 252
  • 500 E U9 70
  • 500 28
  • 500 Se K6 27
  • 500 Se U9 23
  • 500 E 14

🇺🇸 US versions (28)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–1993. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
1993500E5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium1614.7
1993500SEC5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium1318.1
1993500SEL5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium1318.1
1993500SL5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium1614.7
1992500E5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium1416.8
1992500SE5.6 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium1121.4
1992500SEC5.6 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium1121.4
1992500SEL 5.0L5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium1318.1
1992500SEL 5.6L5.6 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium1121.4
1992500SL5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium1416.8
1992500SL5.6 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium1121.4
1991500SL5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1318.1
1991500SL5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium1416.8
1990500SL5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDPremium1416.8
1985500SE5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1985500SE5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1985500SEC5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1985500SEC5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1318.1
1985500SEC5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1985500SEL5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1985500SEL5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1985500SEL5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1318.1
1985500SL5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1985500SL5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1984500SEC5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd—Regular1318.1

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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