Comparison of BMW 5 Series Sedan (F10 LCI, Facelift 2013) 550i xDrive Steptronic and Mercedes-Benz S-class (W221, facelift 2009) S 500 BlueEFFICIENCY G-TRONIC

Comparison of BMW 5 Series Sedan (F10 LCI, Facelift 2013) 550i xDrive Steptronic and Mercedes-Benz S-class (W221, facelift 2009) S 500 BlueEFFICIENCY G-TRONIC [S]ave

Attribute	Mercedes-Benz S-class (W221, facelift 2009) S 500 BlueEFFICIENCY G-TRONIC ×	BMW 5 Series Sedan (F10 LCI, Facelift 2013) 550i xDrive Steptronic ×
General
Make	Mercedes-Benz	BMW
Model	S-class	5 Series
Generation	S-class (W221, facelift 2009)	5 Series Sedan (F10 LCI, Facelift 2013)
Modification	S 500 BlueEFFICIENCY G-TRONIC	550i xDrive Steptronic
Website	https://www.mercedes-benz.com/	https://www.bmw.com
Number of doors	4	4
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Sedan	Sedan
Transmission	automatic g-tronic	automatic steptronic
Number of gears	7	8
Production from (year)	2011	2013
Production to (year)	2013	2016
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	250	250
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	5	4.4
City consumption (l/100km)	12.9	12.7
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	7.3	7.1
Combined consumption (l/100km)	9.4	9.2
CO2 emissions (g/km)	219	214
Emission standard	EURO V	EURO VI
Drive
Drive	Rear wheel drive	All wheel drive (4x4)
Position of engine	Front,ongitudinal	Front,ongitudinal
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	435	450
Max. torque (Nm)	700	650
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	8	8
Cylinders arrangement	V engine	V engine
Valves per cylinder	4	4
Engine displacement (cm³)	4,663	4,395
Compression ratio	10.5	10
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	5,250	5,500
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	1,800	2,000
Cylinder bore (mm)	-	89
Piston stroke (mm)	-	88.3
Fuel system	Direct injection	Direct injection
Turbine	Twin-Turbo	Twin-power turbo
Fuel tank (l)	83	70
Engine oil capacity (l)	-	8.5
Coolant capacity (l)	-	11.4
Chassis
ABS	+	+
Front wheel suspension	-	Double wishbone
Rear wheel suspension	-	Multi-link independent
Steering type	Steering rack	Steering rack
Power steering	-	Electric Steering
Front brakes	Disc	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	Disc	Ventilated discs
Tires size	255/45 R18	245/35 R20 245/40 R19 245/45 R18 275/30 R20 275/35 R19 275/40 R18
Turning radius (m)	11.8	12.1
Dimensions
Length (mm)	5,096	4,907
Width (mm)	1,871	1,860
Height (mm)	1,479	1,464
Wheelbase (mm)	3,035	2,968
Kerb weight (kg)	1,935	1,880
Gross weight (kg)	2,615	2,480
Minimum boot space (l)	560	520
Max. roof load (kg)	-	100
Front track (mm)	1,600	1,600
Rear track (mm)	1,606	1,627
Ride height (mm)	-	141
Drag coefficient (Cd)	-	0.29