This car has a 4 door saloon type body with a front positioned engine driving through all four wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz S 400 Hybrid belongs to the W 221 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
The 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.5 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 275 bhp (279 PS/205 kW) at 6000 rpm and 350 Nm (258 lbft/35.7 kgm) at 3000-5500 rpm respectively.
A 7 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
The Mercedes-Benz S 400 Hybrid weighs a claimed 1955 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed stated is 250 km/h, which is 155 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 10.7/6.3/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 186.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3035 mm | 119.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1606 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Length | 5096 mm | 200.6 inches | |
| Width | 1871 mm | 73.7 inches | |
| Height | 1479 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1955 kg | 4310 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3498 cc (213.461 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92.9 × 86 mm
3.66 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 279 PS (275 bhp) (205 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 3000-5500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 58.6 kW/litre 79.7 ps/litre 78.6 bhp/litre 1.29 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
100.06 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1257.4 kPa (182.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 583 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal Atkinson cycle | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| Hybrid drivetrain | |||
| Secondary motor type | 3-phase AC external rotor magneto motor | ||
| Secondary power | 20.0 PS (19.7 bhp, 14.7 kW) | ||
| Secondary torque | 160.0 Nm (118 ft·lb, 16 kgm) | ||
| Maximum system output | |||
| Maximum system torque | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 142.62 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 104.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 140.66 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.53 kg/kW 15.92 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.7/6.3/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/6.3/7.9 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.3/15.9/12.7 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/44.8/35.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/37.3/29.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 186.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | C | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.4Li.AS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.AS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8J x 17 ET 43 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8J x 17 ET 43 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/55 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 335 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 279444 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 221095 | ||
| Model family | W 221 | ||
| RAC rating | 32.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Mercedes-Benz S 400 Hybrid (2011) added 2012-06-28. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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