- Combustion principle: four-stroke petrol engine with supercharger and intercooler
- Exhaust-gas treatment: catalytic converter
- Arrangement: front
- Installation direction: longitudinally; over axle
- Engine designation / type: M 113 E 55 ML AMG / 113.990
- Number of cylinders / arrangement: 8 / 90° V
- Bore: 97,0 mm
- Stroke: 92,0 mm
- Displacement : 5439 cc
- Compression ratio: 9.0
- Rated power: 350 kW / 476 DIN/hp at 6100 rpm
- Nominal torque: 700 Nm bei 2650 - 4500 rpm
- Number of valves per cylinder: 3
- Valve operation: 1 overhead camshaft per cylinder bank
- Camshaft drive: duplex roller chain
- Injection system (location): intake duct
- Injection pump / injection system (type): microprocessor-controlled injection system with hot-film air-mass measurement
- Injection pump (type): electric delivery pump
- Coolant / filling quantity with heating: 13.1 l
- Oil change quantity (with filter): 8.5 l
- On-board power supply voltage: 12 v
- Battery capacity: 35 + 70 Ah (in the engine compartment and boot)
- Generator: three-phase AC / 2100 w
- Ignition system: electronic map-controlled phased twin-spark ignition
- Fuel tank capacity/of which reserve: 80 / 9.0 l
- Fuel tank (location): above the rear axle
- Front-wheel suspension (type): independent suspension
- Front axle: four-link suspension
- Rear-wheel suspension (type): independent suspension
- Rear axle: multi-link suspension
- Suspension front / rear: air suspension, gas pressure shock absorbers, torsion bar / air suspension, gas pressure shock absorbers, torsion bar
- Steering (type): rack-and-pinion
- Steering assistance: hydraulically assisted, speed-dependent
- Brakes front: discs, internally ventilated and perforated
- Rear brakes: discs, internally ventilated and perforated
- Disc or drum diameter front : 360 mm
- Disc or drum diameter rear: 330 mm
- Parking brake (actuation): mechanical (foot-operated)
- Front rims: 8.5 J x 18
- Rear rims: 9.5 J x 18
- Front tyres: 255/40 R 18
- Rear tyres: 285/35 R 18
- Drive: rear wheel drive
- Transmission: automatic
- Gearbox type designation: AMG SPEEDSHIFT 5-speed automatic transmission
- Availability: as standard
- Clutch: hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
- Gearbox design: planetary gear group
- Transmission control: hydraulic
- Forward gears (total): 5
- Gear ratio: I. 3.59; II. 2.19; III. 1.41; IV. 1.0; V. 0.83; R. 3.16
- Axle drive ratio: 2.65
- Maximum speed: 250 km/h (electronically limited)
- Acceleration 0-100 kpm: 4.7 s
- Fuel consumption urban / extra-urban / combined (according to the respectively valid measurement and calculation methods): 20.1 / 9.8 / 13.6 l per 100 km (premium petrol)
- Wheelbase: 2854 mm
- Front track gauge: 1599 mm
- Rear track gauge: 1583 mm
- Vehicle length: 4915 mm
- Vehicle width: 1873 mm
- Vehicle height: 1389 mm
- cW drag coefficient: 0.31
- Turning circle diameter: 11.50 m
- Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods): 1920 kg
- Permissible total weight: 2385 kg
- Permissible axle load front: 1175 kg
- Permissible axle load rear: 1255 kg
- Payload: 465 kg
- Units produced: 6,586
- Prices: 06.2004: EUR 96,164.00
05.2005: EUR 98,078.00
02.2006: EUR 99,238.00