Comparison of Audi A8 (D3, 4E, facelift 2005) 3.2 FSI V6 quattro Tiptronic and Mercedes-Benz S-class (W221, facelift 2009) S 350 BlueEFFICIENCY G-TRONIC

Comparison of Audi A8 (D3, 4E, facelift 2005) 3.2 FSI V6 quattro Tiptronic and Mercedes-Benz S-class (W221, facelift 2009) S 350 BlueEFFICIENCY G-TRONIC [S]ave

Attribute	Mercedes-Benz S-class (W221, facelift 2009) S 350 BlueEFFICIENCY G-TRONIC ×	Audi A8 (D3, 4E, facelift 2005) 3.2 FSI V6 quattro Tiptronic ×
General
Make	Mercedes-Benz	Audi
Model	S-class	A8
Generation	S-class (W221, facelift 2009)	A8 (D3, 4E, facelift 2005)
Modification	S 350 BlueEFFICIENCY G-TRONIC	3.2 FSI V6 quattro Tiptronic
Website	https://www.mercedes-benz.com/	https://www.audi.com/
Number of doors	4	4
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Sedan	Sedan
Transmission	automatic g-tronic	automatic tiptronic
Number of gears	7	6
Production from (year)	2011	2005
Production to (year)	2013	2007
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	250	250
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	6.9	7.7
City consumption (l/100km)	10.2	16.3
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	6	7.9
Combined consumption (l/100km)	7.6	10.9
CO2 emissions (g/km)	177	-
Emission standard	EURO V	EURO IV
Drive
Drive	Rear wheel drive	All wheel drive (4x4)
Position of engine	Front,ongitudinal	Front,ongitudinal
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	306	260
Max. torque (Nm)	370	330
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	6	6
Cylinders arrangement	V engine	V engine
Valves per cylinder	4	4
Engine displacement (cm³)	3,498	3,123
Compression ratio	12	12.5
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	6,500	6,500
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	3,500	3,250
Cylinder bore (mm)	-	84.5
Piston stroke (mm)	-	92.8
Fuel system	Direct injection	Direct injection
Valve control	-	Dohc
Fuel tank (l)	83	90
Chassis
ABS	+	+
Front wheel suspension	-	Multi-link suspension
Rear wheel suspension	-	Independent on trapezoidalever
Steering type	Steering rack	Steering rack
Power steering	-	Hydraulic Steering
Front brakes	Disc	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	Disc	Ventilated discs
Tires size	235/55 R17	235/55 R17
Turning radius (m)	11.8	12.1
Dimensions
Length (mm)	5,096	5,062
Width (mm)	1,871	1,894
Height (mm)	1,479	1,444
Wheelbase (mm)	3,035	2,944
Kerb weight (kg)	1,835	1,785
Gross weight (kg)	2,505	2,385
Minimum boot space (l)	560	500
Front track (mm)	1,600	1,629
Rear track (mm)	1,606	1,615
Drag coefficient (Cd)	-	0.27