S 500 BlueEFFICIENCY, 2010 - 2013

Design name:
W 221 E 46 L
Type:
221.073
Production period:
02.2010 / 12.2010 - 02.2013
Note on production period:
production start-up standard production - end of production
Structure:
Saloon
Number of doors:
4

Combustion principle:
four-stroke petrol engine with biturbo charging and two intercoolers
Exhaust-gas treatment:
2 catalytic converters
Arrangement:
front
Installation direction:
longitudinally; over axle
Engine designation / type:
M 278 DE LA 46 / 278.932
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
8 / 90° V
Bore:
92.9 mm
Stroke:
86.0 mm
Displacement :
4663 cc
Compression ratio:
10.5
Rated power:
320 kW / 435 DIN/hp at 5250 rpm
Nominal torque:
700 Nm at 1800 - 3500 rpm
Number of valves per cylinder:
4
Valve operation:
2 overhead camshafts per cylinder bank (variably adjustable)
Camshaft drive:
duplex roller chain
Injection system (location):
cylinder direct
Injection pump / injection system (type):
spray-guided gasoline direct injection with piezo-controlled injectors
Injection pump (type):
high-pressure pump
Oil change quantity (with filter):
8.5 l
On-board power supply voltage:
14 v
Generator:
three-phase AC
Ignition system:
direct coil ignition
Fuel tank capacity/of which reserve:
83 / 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, single-tube gas pressure shock absorbers, torsion bar / air suspension, single-tube 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
Front brake caliper:
fixed caliper
Rear brake caliper:
sliding caliper
Disc or drum diameter front :
360 mm
Disc or drum diameter rear:
320 mm
Parking brake (actuation):
electrical (automatically and manually operated)
Front rims:
8.5 J x 18
Rear rims:
8.5 J x 18
Front tyres:
255/45 R 18
Rear tyres:
255/45 R 18
Drive:
rear wheel drive

Transmission:
automatic
Gearbox type designation:
7G-TRONIC PLUS
Availability:
as standard
Clutch:
hydraulic torque converter with lock-up clutch (governed)
Gearbox design:
planetary gear group
Transmission control:
electrohydraulic
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:
5.0 s
Fuel consumption urban / extra-urban / combined (according to the respectively valid measurement and calculation methods):
12.9-13.4 / 7.3-7.4 / 9.4-9.6 l per 100 km (premium petrol)

Wheelbase:
3035 mm
Front track gauge:
1600 mm
Rear track gauge:
1606 mm
Vehicle length:
5096 mm
Vehicle width:
1871 mm
Vehicle height:
1479 mm
cW drag coefficient:
0.27
Turning circle diameter:
11.80 m
Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods):
2010 kg
Permissible total weight:
2615 kg
Permissible axle load front:
1345 kg
Permissible axle load rear:
1330 kg
Payload:
605 kg
Permissible trailer load unbraked / braked:
750 / 2100 kg