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The 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL 550 4MATIC, offered in North America (USA) from August 2007 to mid-2009, is a model of the 5-door, 4×4 permanent 4-wheel drive SUV with a 50/50 planetary centre differential. It includes a turbocharger-free 5461 cm3 V8 (Daimler-Benz M273 E55) petrol engine, with multi-point injection and DOHC, the V-90deg, producing 382 hp / 285 kW at 6000 engine revolutions and 530 Nm of torque at 2800 – 4800 engine revolutions. Combined with a 7-speed automatic transmission (Daimler-Benz 7G-Tronic), it accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 6.5 seconds and reaches a top speed of 239 km/h. Its combined fuel consumption is 18.1 L/100km. The car has a length of 5096 mm, a width of 1976 mm, a height of 1864 mm and weighs 2465 kg, with a fuel tank of 100 liters.