differences in the technical data of the E500-500E by country

[ricsim]

What is your mind ?
is it possible that a Japanese 500E is more powerful than a European or American one ?

For exemple, in Japanese owner's manual, i can read that :
maximum torque is 50.0kgm/3900r.p.m
Outpout acc is 330PS/5700rpm

You can see yourself and try to translate Japanese datas


USA technical data


French technical data

 

[gerryvz]

Note that the Japanese horsepower figures are given in DIN standard, while the US figures are given in SAE.

Also note that the US and French figures are the same (235 kW).

Divide the DIN HP by 1.0139 to find the SAE.

330 DIN / 1.0139 = 325.5 HP SAE

I believe the 1992 US-model 500Es (with WOT) were given a rating of ~322 HP? The 1993-1994 models were given a rating of 315 HP.

I do not believe there is a material difference between US, Japanese, and "Yurro" 500E and E500 models.

 

[gerryvz]

The German-language technical data book from October, 1990 for the 500E has the following information, as attached.

240 kW / 326 PS

240 kW = 322 horsepower (SAE) = 326 horsepower (DIN)

235 kW = 313 horsepower (SAE) = 317 horsepower (DIN)

Seems to be pretty much the same spec as a 1992 model 500E.

 

[gsxr]

It's almost like someone made a mistake and thought the factory-rated 326ps was 326hp, which would convert to 330ps.

AFAICT this is simply a typo in the printed data. There was NO difference in the engines by country, for a given year. Only the changes as of 1993 USA model year detailed here.

 

[ricsim]

I'm inclined to think like you.
There'd be two typos, then.
50 Mkg and 330 Ps.
I wish I'd found the power graph in Japanese.

A difference in the catalytic converter could also affect the power, no?

 

[gsxr]

A difference in the catalytic converter could also affect the power, no?

In theory, yes. But MB did not show a different power rating for the non-catalyst M119.97x engines.

Based on the rating difference for the old tall-deck M119.960 without catalyst, it could have been +5kw... in theory 245kw/329hp/333ps, which still doesn't exactly align with the Japan data. However, it's possible the Japan numbers could be for a non-catalyst version.

Anyone read Japanese?

 

[ricsim]

perhaps also that the catalysors would not have the same number of cells.

 

[gsxr]

perhaps also that the catalysors would not have the same number of cells.

There was only 1 catalytic converter assembly used on all .034/.036 worldwide, for all displacements (4.2L, 5.0L, 6.0L). Anything else would be a non-factory catalyst.