Comparisons / Comparison of Audi A8 (D2,4D) 3.7 V8 Tiptronic and Mercedes-Benz S-class Long (W220, facelift 2002) S 430 V8 G-TRONIC

Comparison of Audi A8 (D2,4D) 3.7 V8 Tiptronic and Mercedes-Benz S-class Long (W220, facelift 2002) S 430 V8 G-TRONIC [S]ave

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Mercedes-Benz S-class Long (W220, facelift 2002) S 430 V8 G-TRONIC ×
Audi A8 (D2,4D) 3.7 V8 Tiptronic ×
General
MakeMercedes-BenzAudi
ModelS-classA8
GenerationS-class Long (W220, facelift 2002)A8 (D2,4D)
ModificationS 430 V8 G-TRONIC3.7 V8 Tiptronic
Websitehttps://www.mercedes-benz.com/https://www.audi.com/
Number of doors44
Number of seats55
Body typeSedanSedan
Transmissionautomatic g-tronic automatic tiptronic
Number of gears55
Production from (year)20021995
Production to (year)20051998
Performance
Top speed (km/h)250247
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)6.98.7
City consumption (l/100km)17.114.7
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)9.2-
Combined consumption (l/100km)12.510.5
CO2 emissions (g/km)276-
Drive
DriveRear wheel driveFront wheel drive
Engine type-Fuel engine
Position of engineFront,ongitudinalFront,ongitudinal
FuelPetrol (Gasoline)Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)279230
Max. torque (Nm)400315
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders88
Cylinders arrangementV engineV engine
Valves per cylinder34
Engine displacement (cm³)4,2663,697
Compression ratio1010.8
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)5,7505,500
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)3,0002,700
Cylinder bore (mm)89.984.5
Piston stroke (mm)8482.4
Fuel systemMulti-point injectionMulti-point injection
Valve control-Dohc
Catalyst-Regular
Fuel tank (l)8890
Engine oil capacity (l)-7.5
Coolant capacity (l)-11
Chassis
ABS++
Front wheel suspension-Multi-link suspension
Rear wheel suspension-Independent on trapezoidalever
Front suspension-Coil springs
Rear suspension-Coil springs
Front stabilizer-+
Rear stabilizer-+
Steering typeSteering rackSteering rack
Power steeringHydraulic SteeringHydraulic Steering
Front brakesVentilated discsVentilated discs
Rear brakesDiscVentilated discs
Tires size
  • 225/60R16W
  • 225/60 R16
Turning radius (m)12.112.4
Dimensions
Length (mm)5,1635,034
Width (mm)1,8551,880
Height (mm)1,4441,440
Wheelbase (mm)3,0852,882
Kerb weight (kg)1,8201,645
Gross weight (kg)2,4202,245
Minimum boot space (l)500525
Max. roof load (kg)-100
Front track (mm)1,5741,591
Rear track (mm)1,5741,580
Ride height (mm)-146
Drag coefficient (Cd)-0.29



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