Comparison of Mercedes-Benz S-class Long (W221, facelift 2009) S 500 V8 G-TRONIC and Volkswagen Phaeton Long (facelift 2010) 6.0 W12 4MOTION

Comparison of Mercedes-Benz S-class Long (W221, facelift 2009) S 500 V8 G-TRONIC and Volkswagen Phaeton Long (facelift 2010) 6.0 W12 4MOTION [S]ave

Attribute	Mercedes-Benz S-class Long (W221, facelift 2009) S 500 V8 G-TRONIC ×	Volkswagen Phaeton Long (facelift 2010) 6.0 W12 4MOTION ×
General
^1↑Make	Mercedes-Benz	Volkswagen
Model	S-class	Phaeton
Generation	S-class Long (W221, facelift 2009)	Phaeton Long (facelift 2010)
Modification	S 500 V8 G-TRONIC	6.0 W12 4MOTION
Website	https://www.mercedes-benz.com/	https://www.vw.com/
Number of doors	4	4
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Sedan	Sedan
Transmission	automatic g-tronic	automatic
Number of gears	7	5
Production from (year)	2009	2010
Production to (year)	2011	2011
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	250	250
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	5.4	6.1
City consumption (l/100km)	16.6	21.4
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	8	10.5
Combined consumption (l/100km)	11.1	14.5
CO2 emissions (g/km)	260	-
Emission standard	-	EURO V
Drive
Drive	Rear wheel drive	All wheel drive (4x4)
Engine type	-	Fuel engine
Position of engine	Front,ongitudinal	Front, transversely
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	388	450
Max. torque (Nm)	530	560
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	8	12
Cylinders arrangement	V engine	W engine
Valves per cylinder	4	-
Engine displacement (cm³)	5,461	5,998
Compression ratio	10.7	-
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	6,000	6,050
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	2,800	2,750
Fuel system	Multi-point injection	Multi-point injection
Valve control	-	Dohc
Catalyst	-	Regular
Fuel tank (l)	90	90
Chassis
ABS	+	+
Front suspension	-	Pneumatic
Rear suspension	-	Pneumatic
Front stabilizer	-	+
Rear stabilizer	-	+
Steering type	Steering rack	Steering rack
Power steering	-	Electric Steering
Front brakes	Disc	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	Disc	Disc
Tires size	255/45 R18	-
Turning radius (m)	12.2	12.5
Dimensions
Length (mm)	5,226	5,179
Width (mm)	1,871	1,903
Height (mm)	1,479	1,450
Wheelbase (mm)	3,165	3,001
Kerb weight (kg)	1,940	2,433
Gross weight (kg)	2,595	2,910
Minimum boot space (l)	560	500
Front track (mm)	1,600	1,630
Rear track (mm)	1,606	1,617