Comparison of Mercedes-Benz S-class Long (W221, facelift 2009) S 350 BlueEFFICIENCY 4MATIC G-TRONIC and Volkswagen Phaeton Long 3.2 V6 Tiptronic 4Motion

Comparison of Mercedes-Benz S-class Long (W221, facelift 2009) S 350 BlueEFFICIENCY 4MATIC G-TRONIC and Volkswagen Phaeton Long 3.2 V6 Tiptronic 4Motion [S]ave

Attribute	Mercedes-Benz S-class Long (W221, facelift 2009) S 350 BlueEFFICIENCY 4MATIC G-TRONIC ×	Volkswagen Phaeton Long 3.2 V6 Tiptronic 4Motion ×
General
Make	Mercedes-Benz	Volkswagen
Model	S-class	Phaeton
Generation	S-class Long (W221, facelift 2009)	Phaeton Long
Modification	S 350 BlueEFFICIENCY 4MATIC G-TRONIC	3.2 V6 Tiptronic 4Motion
Website	https://www.mercedes-benz.com/	https://www.vw.com/
Number of doors	4	4
Number of seats	5	4
Body type	Sedan	Sedan
Transmission	automatic g-tronic	automatic
Number of gears	7	5
Production from (year)	2011	2005
Production to (year)	2013	2008
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	250	250
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	6.9	8.9
City consumption (l/100km)	10.8	17.1
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	6.5	8.6
Combined consumption (l/100km)	8.1	11.7
CO2 emissions (g/km)	189	-
Emission standard	EURO V	EURO IV
Drive
Drive	All wheel drive (4x4)	All wheel drive (4x4)
Position of engine	Front,ongitudinal	Front, transversely
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	306	241
Max. torque (Nm)	370	310
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	6	6
Cylinders arrangement	V engine	V engine
Valves per cylinder	4	4
Engine displacement (cm³)	3,498	3,189
Compression ratio	12	11.3
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	6,500	6,200
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	3,500	3,200
Cylinder bore (mm)	-	84
Piston stroke (mm)	-	95.9
Fuel system	Direct injection	Multi-point injection
Valve control	-	Dohc
Fuel tank (l)	83	90
Chassis
ABS	+	+
Front wheel suspension	-	Pneumatic elastic element
Rear wheel suspension	-	Pneumatic elastic element
Steering type	Steering rack	Steering rack
Power steering	-	Hydraulic Steering
Front brakes	Disc	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	Disc	Disc
Tires size	235/55 R17	235/55 R18 Y
Turning radius (m)	12.2	-
Dimensions
Length (mm)	5,226	5,175
Width (mm)	1,871	1,903
Height (mm)	1,479	1,450
Wheelbase (mm)	3,165	3,001
Kerb weight (kg)	1,970	2,390
Gross weight (kg)	2,630	2,910
Minimum boot space (l)	560	500
Front track (mm)	1,600	1,628
Rear track (mm)	1,606	1,612