MERCEDES S320 LWB SEDAN S430 SEDAN LWB S500 SEDAN LWB

ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN

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GASOLINE, CAST IRON BLOCK, 2-STAGE TUNED-RESONANCE INTAKE MANIFOLD, ALUMINIUM-ALLOY CYLINDER HEAD, ME 2.1 SEQUENTIAL MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION, IGNITION WITH ANTI-KNOCK FEATURE: INDIVIDUAL CYLINDER CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, VARIABLE INTAKE-VALVE TIMING,CONTROL AREA NETWORK (CAN) DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, 5-SPEED DRIVER ADAPTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND ACCELERATION SLIP CONTROL (ASR) STANDARD. ESP AVAILABLE. GASOLINE, HIGH-PRESSURE DIE-CAST ALLOY BLOCK, ALLOY HEADS, ME 2.0 SEQUENTIAL MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION, PHASED TWIN SPARK IGNITION WITH INDIVIDUAL CYLINDER CONTROL OF FUEL SPRAY, SPARK TIMING AND PHASE, AND ANTI-KNOCK CONTROL. TWO HIGH-ENERGY IGNITION COILS AND TWO SPARK PLUGS PER CYLINDER, ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED THROTTLE. ELECTRONIC 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH DRIVER-ADAPTIVE CONTROL AND TOUCH SHIFT. ACCELERATION SLIP CONTROL (ASR) AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP) STANDARD. GASOLINE, HIGH-PRESSURE DIE-CAST ALLOY BLOCK, ALLOY HEADS, ME 2.0 SEQUENTIAL MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION, PHASED TWIN SPARK IGNITION WITH INDIVIDUAL CYLINDER CONTROL OF FUEL SPRAY, SPARK TIMING AND PHASE, AND ANTI-KNOCK CONTROL. TWO HIGH-ENERGY IGNITION COILS AND TWO SPARK PLUGS PER CYLINDER, ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED THROTTLE. ELECTRONIC 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH DRIVER-ADAPTIVE CONTROL AND TOUCH SHIFT. ACCELERATION SLIP CONTROL (ASR) AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP) STANDARD.

CONFIGURATION

IN-LINE 6-CYLINDER

V-8 V-8

VALVETRAIN

24-VALVE DOHC

24-VALVE SOHC 24-VALVE SOHC

DISPLACEMENT (LITRES)

3.2

4.3 5.0

BORE/STROKE (MM)

89.9/84.0

89.9/84.0 97.0/84.0

COMPRESSION RATIO

10.0:1

10.0:1 10.0:1

NET POWER (HP/RPM)

228/5600

275/5750 302/5500

NET TORQUE (LB-FT/RPM)

232/3750

295/3000-4400 339/3000-4250

REAR AXLE RATIO

3.45:1

2.82:1 2.82:1

FUELL

PREMIUM LEAD-FREE

PREMIUM LEAD-FREE PREMIUM LEAD-FREE

PERFORMANCE

0-100 KM/H

8.9 SEC

7.1 6.3

DRAG COEFFIICIENT

0.32

0.27 0.27

FUEL - (LITRES/100KM) CITY/HIGHWAY

13.6/9.2

13.7/8.9 14.4/9.6

BRAKES

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TWO-CIRCUIT, POWER-ASSISTED FOUR-WHEEL DISC BRAKES WITH STANDARD ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) AND BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM (BAS).

DUAL-CIRCUT POWER-ASSISTED 4 WHEEL DISCS, CROSS DRILLED AND INTERNALLY VENTILATED WITH STANDARD ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), BRAKE ASSIST (BAS) AND ELECTRONIC BRAKE FORCE DISTRIBUTION. DUAL-CIRCUT POWER-ASSISTED 4 WHEEL DISCS, CROSS DRILLED AND INTERNALLY VENTILATED WITH STANDARD ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS), BRAKE ASSIST (BAS) AND ELECTRONIC BRAKE FORCE DISTRIBUTION.

FRONT

VENTED DISCS

CROSS-DRILLED VENTILATED DISCS CROSS-DRILLED VENTILATED DISCS

REAR

SOLID DISCS

VENTILATED DISCS VENTILATED DISCS

SUSPENSION

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FOUR-WHEEL INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION.

FOUR-WHEEL INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION FOUR-WHEEL INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION

FRONT

INDEPENDENT DOUBLE WISHBONE WITH TRIANGULAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS, ANTIDIVE GEOMETRY AND STABILIZER BAR. SEPARATE GAS-PRESSURIZED SHOCK ABSORBERS AND COIL SPRINGS.

INDEPENDENT 4-LINK WITH TRIANGULAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS, ANTIDIVE GEOMETRY AND STABILIZER BAR. ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED PNEUMATIC SPRING-STRUTS INTEGRATE VARIABLE-RATE SHOCK ABSORBERS AND COIL INDEPENDENT 4-LINK WITH TRIANGULAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS, ANTIDIVE GEOMETRY AND STABILIZER BAR. ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED PNEUMATIC SPRING-STRUTS INTEGRATE VARIABLE-RATE SHOCK ABSORBERS AND COIL

REAR

INDEPENDENT 5-ARM MULTILINK WITH GEOMETRY FOR ANTILIFT, ANTISQUAT AND ALIGNMENT CONTROL AND STABILIZER BAR. SEPARATE GAS-PRESSURIZED SHOCK ABSORBERS AND COIL SPRINGS.

INDEPENDENT 5-ARM MULTILINK WITH TRIANGULAR LOWER CONTROL ARM, ANTIDIVE GEOMETRY AND STABILIZER BAR. ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED PNEUMATIC SPRING-STRUTS INTEGRATE VARIABLE-RATE SHOCK ABSORBERS AND COIL SPRINGS INDEPENDENT 5-ARM MULTILINK WITH TRIANGULAR LOWER CONTROL ARM, ANTIDIVE GEOMETRY AND STABILIZER BAR. ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED PNEUMATIC SPRING-STRUTS INTEGRATE VARIABLE-RATE SHOCK ABSORBERS AND COIL SPRINGS.

STEERING

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RECIRCULATING BALL WITH SPEED-SENSITIVE POWER ASSIST AND HYDRAULIC DAMPER.

RACK AND PINION WITH SPEED-SENSITIVE POWER ASSIST AND INTEGRATED HYDRAULIC DAMPER. RACK AND PINION WITH SPEED-SENSITIVE POWER ASSIST AND INTEGRATED HYDRAULIC DAMPER.

TURNING CIRCLE (M)

12.2

12.1 12.1

TURNS, LOCK-TO-LOCK

3.2

2.8 2.8

WHEELS & TIRES

WHEELS

7.5J X 16 ALUMINIUM-ALLOY, 6-HOLE DESIGN.

7.5J X 16 CAST ALUMINIUM ALLOY, 7-HOLE DESIGN. 7.5J X 16 CAST ALUMINIUM ALLOY, 7-HOLE DESIGN.

TIRES

225/60R16 98H ALL-SEASON STEEL-BELTED RADIALS.

225/60R16 110H ALL-SEASON 225/60R16 110H ALL-SEASON

WEIGHT & CAPACITIES

WEIGHT (KG)

2,030

1,875
1,875

TRUNK (M3)

0.444

.436
.436

FUEL TANK (LITRES)

100

88
88

DIMENSIONS: EXTERIOR (MM)

WHEELBASE

3,040

3,085 3,085

LENGHT

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WIDTH

1,886

1,857 1,857

HEIGHT

1,486

1,444 1,444

TRACK: FRONT

1,606

1,574 1,574

TRACK: REAR

1,579

1,574 1,574

DIMENSIONS: INTERIOR (MM)

HEADROOM: FRONT

965

956 956

HEADROOM: REAR

960

976 976

LEGROOM: FRONT

1,049

1,050 1,050

LEGROOM: REAR

917

1,023

1,023

HIPROOM: FRONT

1,450

kkk

kkk

HIPROOM: REAR

1,462

kk

kk

SHOULDER-ROOM: FRONT

1,568

1,503

1,503

SHOULDER-ROOM: REAR

1,556

1,480 1,480