S 400 CDI

Design name:
W 220 DE 40 LA
Type:
220.028
Production period:
02.1999 / 07.2000 - 08.2002
Note on production period:
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production

Mercedes-Benz S 400 CDI, also available as S 400 CDI long, model series 220, chalcedony blue metallic (347), Orion grey interior, with glass sliding sunroof (special equipment). From 2000, the first V8 diesel in a Mercedes-Benz passenger car and at the same time the most powerful series-produced passenger car diesel in the world, with a maximum torque of 560 newton metres at just 1800 rpm. V8 biturbo diesel engine OM 628, 3996 cc, 184 kW/250 hp.

Mercedes-Benz S-Class, model series 220, long and short wheelbase, testing. Vehicles with body camouflage and measuring equipment on the road in Oman.

Mercedes-Benz S-Class, model series 220, long and short wheelbase, testing. Vehicles with body camouflage and measuring equipment on the road in Oman.

Mercedes-Benz S-Class, model series 220. The design process begins with many futuristic-looking design drawings of the exterior and interior. Some of these were subsequently used as the basis for plastiline and clay models as a way of visualising the various options.

Mercedes-Benz S-Class, model series 220. The design process begins with many futuristic-looking design drawings of the exterior and interior. Some of these were subsequently used as the basis for plastiline and clay models as a way of visualising the various options.

Mercedes-Benz S 400 CDI, model series 220, IAA 1999. From 2000, the first V8 diesel in a Mercedes-Benz passenger car and at the same time the most powerful series-produced passenger car diesel in the world, with a maximum torque of 560 newton metres at just 1800 rpm. V8 biturbo diesel engine OM 628, 3996 cc, 184 kW/250 hp.

Mercedes-Benz S 400 CDI, also available as S 400 CDI long, model series 220, chalcedony blue metallic (347), Orion grey interior, with glass sliding sunroof (special equipment). From 2000, the first V8 diesel in a Mercedes-Benz passenger car and at the same time the most powerful series-produced passenger car diesel in the world, with a maximum torque of 560 newton metres at just 1800 rpm. V8 biturbo diesel engine OM 628, 3996 cc, 184 kW/250 hp.

Mercedes-Benz S 400 CDI, model series 220, 2000. First V8 diesel in a Mercedes-Benz passenger car and at the same time the most powerful series-produced passenger car diesel in the world, with a maximum torque of 560 newton metres at just 1800 rpm. V8 biturbo diesel engine OM 628, 3996 cc, 184 kW/250 hp.

Mercedes-Benz S-Class, model series 220. A long tradition of top-class motoring, shown here in 2013 with the subsequent model series 221 and 222.

Mercedes-Benz S-Class, model series 220, 2000. Around 16 months after the world premiere, the model range is complete. The power spectrum of its six, eight and twelve-cylinder engines ranges from 145 kW/197 hp in the S 320 CDI (only available as a short version) to 270 kW/367 hp in the top-of-the-range S 600 model (only available as a long version). The S 500 and S 600 are also available as Guard models with special protection in various safety classes. From the bottom left to the top, then to the right over to the centre: S 600 Pullman, S 500 Guard, S 600, S 400 CDI and S 55 AMG.