S 500, 2005 - 2009

Design name:
W 221 E 55
Type:
221.071
Production period:
07.2004 / 06.2005 - 05.2009
Note on production period:
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
Structure:
Saloon
Number of doors:
4

Combustion principle:
four-stroke petrol engine
Exhaust-gas treatment:
catalytic converter
Arrangement:
front
Installation direction:
longitudinally; over axle
Engine designation / type:
M 273 E 55 / 273.961
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
8 / 90° V
Bore:
98.0 mm
Stroke:
90.5 mm
Displacement :
5461 cc
Compression ratio:
10.7
Rated power:
285 kW / 388 DIN/hp at 6000 rpm
Nominal torque:
530 Nm at 2800 - 4800 rpm
Number of valves per cylinder:
4
Valve operation:
2 overhead camshafts per cylinder bank (variably adjustable)
Camshaft drive:
intake camshafts via double roller chain, outlet camshafts via gearwheel engagement with intake camshafts
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:
11.5 l
Oil change quantity (with filter):
8.5 l
On-board power supply voltage:
12 v
Battery capacity:
35 + 70 Ah
Generator:
three-phase AC / 2520 w
Ignition system:
electronic map-controlled ignition
Fuel tank capacity/of which reserve:
90 / 11.0 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 with Adaptive Damping System, torsion bar / air suspension, gas-pressure shock absorbers with Adaptive Damping System, 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
Disc or drum diameter front :
350 mm
Disc or drum diameter rear:
320 mm
Parking brake (actuation):
electrical (operated via push button)
Front rims:
8.0 J x 17
Rear rims:
8.0 J x 17
Front tyres:
235/55 R 17
Rear tyres:
235/55 R 17
Drive:
rear wheel drive

Transmission:
automatic
Gearbox type designation:
7G-TRONIC
Availability:
as standard
Clutch:
hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
Gearbox design:
planetary gear group
Forward gears (total):
7
Gear ratio:
I. 4.38; II. 2.86; III. 1.92; IV. 1.37; V. 1.00; VI. 0.82; VII. 0.73; R. 3.42
Axle drive ratio:
2.65
Maximum speed:
250 km/h (electronically limited)
Acceleration 0-100 kpm:
5.4 s
Fuel consumption urban / extra-urban / combined (according to the respectively valid measurement and calculation methods):
17.4-17.6 / 8.5-8.7 / 11.7-11.9 l per 100 km (premium petrol)

Wheelbase:
3035 mm
Front track gauge:
1604 mm
Rear track gauge:
1606 mm
Vehicle length:
5076 mm
Vehicle width:
1871 mm
Vehicle height:
1473 mm
Turning circle diameter:
11.80 m
Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods):
1940 kg
Permissible total weight:
2545 kg
Permissible axle load front:
1270 kg
Permissible axle load rear:
1335 kg
Payload:
605 kg
Permissible trailer load unbraked / braked:
750 / 2100 kg