2006 Mercedes S-Class (S350/ S430/ S500/ S600)

Like the current lineup, the 2007 Mercedes S-Class is expected to be offered with two V8 engine options, both slightly larger and more powerful than the current 4.3-liter and 5.0-liter power plants.

Mercedes introduced high performance variable-valve-timing quad-cam 4-valve V8 in the 1990 SL500 and continued through 1998. Chrysler era cost reductions replaced these engines with lower performance 3-valve V8s in the 1999 - 2006 SL500s, including the V8 offerings in every other 2006 model. The 3-valve engines offer the same EPA fuel economy with less power and less torque compared to the 1990 - 1998 4-valve engines. Of course marketers promoted this downgrade as some sort of benefit. Even the six-cylinder models stepped back to simpler technology and lower performance.

S-Class Models

• S350 Sedan
  • USD$65,675 MSRP
  • Engine: 3.7 L 18-valve V6 engine making 241 hp at 5800 rpm

• S430 Sedan
  • USD$76,020 MSRP
  • Engine: 4.3 L 24-valve V8 engine making 275 hp at 5750 rpm

• S500 Sedan
  • USD$84,620 MSRP
  • Engine: 5.0 L 24-valve V8 engine making 302 hp at 5600 rpm

• S600 Sedan
  • USD$125,470 MSRP
  • Engine: 5.5 L twin-turbocharged 36-valve V12 engine making 493hp SAE net) at 5000 rpm

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