The S 430 is a motor car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a Bruno Sacco-styled 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Mercedes-Benz S 430 is one of the W 220 range of cars from Mercedes-Benz.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 4.3 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 3 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 275 bhp (279 PS/205 kW) at 5750 rpm and 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 3000-4400 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 1855 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h, or 155 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 17.7/9.2/12.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
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 | 2965 mm | 116.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1574 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1574 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5038 mm | 198.3 inches | |
| Width | 1855 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1444 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1855 kg | 4090 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 | M 113 E 43 / 113.941 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.3 litre 4266 cc (260.327 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89.9 × 84 mm
3.54 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 279 PS (275 bhp) (205 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 3000-4400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 48.1 kW/litre 65.4 ps/litre 64.5 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.76 Nm/litre
1.13 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) | 1178.3 kPa (170.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 533.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.3 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 150.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 110.55 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 148.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.05 kg/kW 15.11 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17.7/9.2/12.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 17.7/9.2/12.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.6/10.9/8.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 16.0/30.7/23.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 13.3/25.6/19.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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 | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.4Li. | ||
| 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 W | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 R 16 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.82 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 92873 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | W 220 E 43 | ||
| Model family | W 220 | ||
| RAC rating | 40.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Mercedes-Benz S 430 added 2002-02-02. Last modified 2013-06-19. |
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