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

Comparison of BMW 5 Series Sedan (F10) 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) 550i xDrive Steptronic ×
General
Make	Mercedes-Benz	BMW
Model	S-class	5 Series
Generation	S-class (W221, facelift 2009)	5 Series Sedan (F10)
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	2010
Production to (year)	2013	2013
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	250	250
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	5	4.8
City consumption (l/100km)	12.9	16.4
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	7.3	7.9
Combined consumption (l/100km)	9.4	11
^1↑CO2 emissions (g/km)	219	257
Emission standard	EURO V	EURO V
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	407
Max. torque (Nm)	700	600
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	1,750
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	Disc
Tires size	255/45 R18	245/45 R18 96Y
Turning radius (m)	11.8	11.95
Dimensions
Length (mm)	5,096	4,899
Width (mm)	1,871	1,860
Height (mm)	1,479	1,464
Wheelbase (mm)	3,035	2,968
Kerb weight (kg)	1,935	1,900
Gross weight (kg)	2,615	2,500
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)	-	0.3