- Combustion principle: four-stroke petrol engine
- Exhaust-gas treatment: catalytic converter
- Arrangement: in front
- Installation direction: longitudinally; above the axis
- Engine designation / type: M 272 KE 35 Sport / 272.968
- Number of cylinders / arrangement: 6 / 90° V
- Bore: 92.9 mm
- Stroke: 86.0 mm
- Displacement : 3498 cc
- Compression ratio: 11.7
- Rated power: 232 kW / 316 DIN/hp at 6500 rpm
- Nominal torque: 360 Nm at 4900 rpm
- Number of valves per cylinder: 4
- Valve operation: 2 overhead camshafts per cylinder bank (variably adjustable)
- Camshaft drive: intake camshafts via duplex roller chain, exhaust camshafts via gear 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: 10.8 l
- Oil change quantity (with filter): 8.0 l
- On-board power supply voltage: 12 v
- Battery capacity: 35 + 74 Ah
- Generator: three-phase AC / 2520 w
- Ignition system: electronic mapped ignition
- Fuel tank capacity/of which reserve: 80 / 10 l
- Fuel tank (location): above rear axle
- Front-wheel suspension (type): independent suspension
- Front axle: 4-link front suspenstion, optionally with Active Body Control (ABC)
- Rear-wheel suspension (type): independent suspension
- Rear axle: multi-link independent suspension, optional with actively controlled AMG sports suspension based on Active Body Control (ABC)
- Suspension front / rear: coil spring, twin-tube gas pressure shock absorber, torsion bar stabilizer / coil spring, twin-tube gas pressure shock absorber, torsion bar stabilizer
- Steering (type): rack-and-pinion
- Steering assistance: hydraulically, speed-dependent
- Brakes front: discs, internally ventilated and perforated
- Rear brakes: discs, solid
- Front brake caliper: fixed caliper
- Rear brake caliper: floating caliper
- Disc or drum diameter front : 330 mm
- Disc or drum diameter rear: 300 mm
- Parking brake (actuation): mechanically, foot operated parking brake
- Front rims: 8.5 J x 17
- Rear rims: 8.5 J x 17
- Front tyres: 255/45 R17 98W
- Rear tyres: 255/45 R17 98W
- 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: epicyclic gear system
- Transmission control: electronical
- Forward gears (total): 7
- Gear ratio: I. 4.38; II. 2.86; III. 1.92; IV. 1.37; V. 1.0; VI. 0.82; VII. 0.73; R. 3.42
- Axle drive ratio: 3.27
- Maximum speed: 250 km/h (electronically limited)
- Acceleration 0-100 kpm: 6.2 s
- Fuel consumption urban / extra-urban / combined (according to the respectively valid measurement and calculation methods): 13.8-14.3 / 7.2-7.7 / 9.7-9.9 l per 100 km (premium petrol)
- Wheelbase: 2560 mm
- Front track gauge: 1555 mm
- Rear track gauge: 1541 mm
- Vehicle length: 4562 mm
- Vehicle width: 1820 mm
- Vehicle height: 1317 mm (with closed roof)
- cW drag coefficient: 0.30
- Turning circle diameter: 11.04 m
- Unladen weight (according to the respectively valid measurement or calculation methods): 1825 kg
- Permissible total weight: 2120 kg
- Payload: 295 kg
- Units produced: 6,698
- Prices: 08.2008: EUR 86,572.50
01.2009: EUR 87,524.50
01.2010: EUR 88,417.00