2007 Mercedes S-Class 4Matic

Standard equipment and appointments

Many high-tech systems which increase safety and comfort are standard in the S-Class 4MATIC models. They include the ADAPTIVE BRAKE system, second-generation PRE-SAFE®, AIRMATIC air suspension with the Adaptive Damping System, 12-way power-adjustable front seats, the COMAND system with a DVD player, the DIRECT SELECT gearshift and automatic climate control.

Highlights of the standard equipment list include:

• Adaptive driver and front-passenger airbags
• Adaptive brake light
• AIRMATIC with Adaptive Damping System
• 7G-TRONIC Sport automatic transmission
• Brake Assist
• ADAPTIVE BRAKE
• COMAND system with CD/DVD player and PCMCIA slot
• Diesel particulate filter
• DIRECT SELECT gearshift
• ESP®
• Electric parking brake
• Belt force limiters on front and outer rear seats
• Belt tensioners on all seats
• Automatic climate control
• 17-inch seven-spoke light-alloy wheels
• Multifunction steering wheel
• NECK-PRO head restraints
• Speed-sensitive power steering
• PRE-SAFE®
• Two-stage rain sensor
• Tyre pressure loss warning system
• Front and rear outer seatbelts with automatic comfort-fit feature
• Sidebags front and rear
• Doorhold
• Front seats with lumbar supports and electric adjustment for height and fore/aft position
• Windowbags

The specification of the S 450 4MATIC V8 Saloon includes the following additional features:

• Tinted, sound-insulating, infrared-reflecting laminated glass all round
• 17-inch five-spoke light-alloy wheels

The S 500 4MATIC includes the following additional top-level features:

• Automatically dimming rear-view mirror and driver’s side exterior mirror
• Leather upholstery
• Memory package for front seats, steering column and exterior mirrors
• Metallic paintwork
• Heated front seats

The long-wheelbase version of the S-Class includes the following additional features as standard:

• Leather upholstery
• Roller blind for rear window, electrically operated
• Tilting/sliding glass sunroof, electric, with PRE-SAFE® function
• Front passenger seat also electrically adjustable from the rear
• Rear bench seat with electrically adjustable outer seats; outer seats and outer head restraints with PRE-SAFE® positioning function
• Heated front and rear seats

AMG bodystyling and AMG light-alloy wheels for an even more dynamic character

Two optional packages from Mercedes-AMG – AMG bodystyling and AMG light-alloy wheels – are also available for the S-Class 4MATIC models. The AMG equipment features give these potent yet elegant top-of-the-line Mercedes models an even greater air of power and authority.

AMG bodystyling, consisting of front and rear aprons and side skirts, is designed in the typical AMG mould: at the front, the restyled bumper with large air intakes, black honeycomb grille and chrome-rimmed fog lamps all add to the sporty theme and give the "made by AMG" S-Class an even wider and lower-slung appearance. The distinctively styled side skirts continue the lines of the front apron and provide a link between it and the rear apron. At the rear, the styling comes to a powerful conclusion in the striking bumper design, with further highlights provided by two large, oval, chromed AMG tailpipes (not for the S 320 CDI 4MATIC).

The sporty theme continues with the new 19 and 20-inch AMG light-alloy wheels, which are available in two different 5-spoke designs. The high-sheen 19-inch 8.5 x 19 AMG wheels are equipped with 255/40 R 19 wide-base tyres while the titanium-silver-painted 20-inch 8.5 x 20 AMG light-alloy wheels are fitted with 255/35 R 20 tyres. As well as filling the wheel arches perfectly and being decidedly sporty in appearance, the AMG alloy wheels also provide further enhanced handling charac-teristics. AMG bodystyling and the handsome AMG light-alloy wheels are available for all the 4MATIC models and both wheelbase versions of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

designo: individually tailored range of colours, leather and select woods

The designo range allows Mercedes-Benz customers with particularly demanding tastes to create a highly individual S-Class 4MATIC by choosing from a comprehen-sive collection of paint finishes, leather colours and trim elements. It is a measure of the exclusivity of the designo range that Mercedes-Benz is the only car maker in the world to offer customers a choice of trim elements made from real stone (designo Star Galaxy and designo Labrador blue pearl in the case of the S-Class). Special designo interior appointments packages allow the S-Class to be enhanced with specially selected combinations of designo leather upholstery and designo trim elements. Two different packages are available:

• The designo Edition I equipment package puts the accent on contrast: the very soft pastel yellow designo aniline leather on the seats and armrests combines with trim parts in deep-black high-gloss piano lacquer and the Alcantara roof lining in anthracite to create unusual highlights in a predominantly black interior.
•  designo Edition II creates a tasteful lounge atmosphere. This classic combination consists of designo aniline leather upholstery in armagnac, high-class trim parts in designo natural maple grain and the Alcantara roof lining in anthracite.

In both packages, the seats feature distinctive ten-rib vertical fluting, double top-stitching and designo metal badges in the front and rear backrests. The designo equipment packages also include black velour floor mats with edging in black designo leather and designo metal badges.

Both designo equipment packages are available for all S-Class 4MATIC models in both wheelbase lengths.

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Model range

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class 4MATIC range impresses with its wide variety and its ability to meet the most diverse customer requirements. Four different engines and two body variants with a long and a short wheelbase are available. At the top of the range, the S 500 4MATIC has a 5.5-litre V8 engine which develops 285 kW/ 388 hp and thus offers an increase in performance of more than 26 percent com-pared with the previous eight-cylinder power plant. Its torque figure of 530 Newton metres is also significantly higher (by some 15 percent) than the peak value at-tained by its predecessor. Maximum torque is available from 2800 rpm and re-mains constant across a wide engine speed range up to 4800 rpm, for excellent acceleration and mid-range power:

• The new S 500 4MATIC accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.4 seconds, the same time as that taken by the S 500 with rear-wheel drive. Compared with the predecessor model, the Saloon is more than a second faster.
• In third gear, the S 500 4MATIC accelerates from 60 to 120 km/h in just 5.6 seconds.
• The top speed is 155 mph (electronically governed).

The eight-cylinder power plant in the S 500 4MATIC is the top unit in the new generation of Mercedes-Benz V-engines which was successfully introduced in mid-2004. Equipped with four valves per cylinder, infinitely adjustable intake and exhaust camshafts, a two-stage intake module and tumble flaps in the intake ducts, the V8 is among the engines with the highest power output and torque in its displacement class. Other technical highlights of this eight-cylinder engine include special shifting camshafts. These reduce the inherent pressure fluctuations in the exhaust train and thereby considerably improve the engine’s gas cycle. This makes itself felt among other things by smoother running and higher torque in the lower and medium engine speed ranges. The Mercedes V8 employs the latest lightweight construction principles, with an aluminium crankcase, low-friction cylinder liners of aluminium/silicon alloy, a forged steel crankshaft and weight-optimised connecting rods.

Fuel consumption up by just 0.4 litres compared with S 500

The fact that the combined NEDC fuel consumption of 12.1 to 12.3 litres per 100 km returned by the S 500 4MATIC represents a saving of almost one litre compared with the predecessor model – despite the new unit’s higher power and torque – clearly demonstrates the efficiency of the up-to-date design and high-tech features of the new Mercedes eight-cylinder engine. Furthermore, the newly developed all-wheel-drive system also has a positive impact. Optimised for weight and friction characteristics, it results in only a slight increase in fuel consumption – just 0.4 litres – compared with the two-wheel drive version of the S 500 (11.7 to 11.9 litres per 100 km).

S 450 4MATIC – second V8 model with 250 kW/340 hp

The second V8 model is the new S 450 4MATIC which is now also available as a rear-wheel-drive model. Its engine technology is closely related to that of the 5.5-litre eight-cylinder unit and includes four valves per cylinder, infinitely ad-justable shifting intake and exhaust camshafts, a two-stage intake module, tumble flaps in the intake ducts, an aluminium crankcase, low-friction cylinder liners, a forged steel crankshaft and weight-optimised connecting rods. With a displacement of 4663 cc, it develops a peak output of 250 kW/340 hp and its maximum torque of 460 Newton metres is available across a wide engine speed range from 2700 to 5000 rpm. The 0 to 100 km/h acceleration time of 5.9 seconds puts the S 450 4MATIC on a par with its rear-wheel-drive counterpart. The top speed is 250 km/h (electronically governed). At 11.6 to 11.8 litres per 100 kilometres, its fuel consumption is only 0.4 litres higher than that of the "normal" S 450. This is analogous to the difference in fuel consumption between the corresponding S 500 models.

Premiere for S-Class with diesel engine and all-wheel drive

The third S-Class all-wheel-drive model – and also the most economical one – is the S 320 CDI 4MATIC. This is the first time that all-wheel drive has been combined with a turbodiesel engine in the top Mercedes-Benz model series. The advanced six-cylinder CDI unit develops 173 kW/235 hp and offers maximum torque of 540 Newton metres which is available between 1600 and 2800 rpm. These impressive figures put the direct-injection diesel among the engines with the highest power output and torque in its displacement class. As the figures suggest, the powerful six-cylinder engine offers extremely respectable performance: with a 0 to 100 km/h acceleration time of 7.8 seconds, the all-wheel-drive Saloon performs to the same high standard as its two-wheel drive counterpart; the top speed is 245 km/h; Thanks to the favourable NEDC combined fuel consumption figure of between 8.7 and 8.9 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres, operating ranges in excess of 1000 kilometres are possible. Compared with the rear-wheel-drive S 320 CDI, the 4MATIC model consumes only an additional 0.4 litres of diesel fuel per 100 km.

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Pricing

Perhaps its greatest luxury is peace of mind: the 2007 S-Class S550 4MATIC can handle a variety of weather and road conditions with its 4MATIC standard™ all-wheel drive.

4MATIC also incorporates our 4-wheel Electronic Traction System. This advanced feature monitors wheel speed and, upon sensing slippage, can brake any one of the wheels individually, routing power to the wheel or wheels with traction. 4MATIC can get the S550 moving — even if only one wheel has traction — until the other wheels regain their grip.

All combined, the S550 4MATIC will take you places few luxury sedans can — quite literally — and in the most refined and confident manner.

• MSRP $89,525
• Engine5.5L 32-valve V-8 engine
• Net Power382 hp @ 6,000 rpm
• Net Torque391 lb-ft @ 2,800 - 4,800 rpm

Fuel and ignition system Sequential fuel injection and twin-spark ignition. Four valves per cylinder with continuously variable intake and exhaust valve timing.

Fuel Tank Capacity 23.8 gal/90 liters - 2.9 gal/11 liters

Transmission Steering-wheel-mounted shift buttons allow for Touch Shift gear selection. Electronically controlled shifting. Driver-adaptive programming adjusts shift points to the driver’s current driving style. Driver-selectable Comfort mode starts vehicle moving in 2nd gear or a 2nd Reverse gear, and upshifts at lower rpm to help improve control on slippery surfaces.

Drive configuration 4MATIC™ permanent all-wheel drive.

Rear axle ratio 2.65:1

4MATIC technology