The Mercedes-Benz S 350 L is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its motor mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell designed by Bruno Sacco.
The Mercedes-Benz S 350 L is one of the V 220 model family from Mercedes-Benz.
Powering the Mercedes-Benz S 350 L is a single overhead camshaft, 3.7 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 3 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 241 bhp (244 PS/180 kW) at 5700 rpm and 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 3000-4500 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels via a 5 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1840 kg.
Its maximum speed stated is 246 km/h, which is 153 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | Bruno Sacco | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3085 mm | 121.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1574 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1574 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5163 mm | 203.3 inches | |
| Width | 1855 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1444 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1840 kg | 4057 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 88 litres | 19.4 [23.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3724 cc (227.252 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 97 × 84 mm
3.82 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 18 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 244 PS (241 bhp) (180 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 3000-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.3 kW/litre 65.6 ps/litre 64.7 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.98 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo HFM fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1181 kPa (171.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6400 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 620.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 246 km/h (153 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 132.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.24 kg/kW 17.1 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 12.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7.5J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7.5J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 104731 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | V 220 | ||
| RAC rating | 35.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Mercedes-Benz S 350 L added 2003-01-07. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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