Mercedes-Benz S-Class specifications
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W108 (1965–1972)
Generation 1 (W116) (1972–1980)
3.5 Automatic (194 hp)3.5 Automatic (200 hp)3.5 Automatic (205 hp)3.5 Manual (194 hp)3.5 Manual (200 hp)3.5 Manual (205 hp)4.5 Automatic (218 hp)4.5 Automatic (224 hp)4.5 Manual (218 hp)4.5 Manual (224 hp)6.8 Automatic (286 hp)6.8 Manual (286 hp)2.8 Manual (156 hp)2.8 Automatic (156 hp)2.8 Manual (160 hp)2.8 Automatic (160 hp)2.8 Manual (177 hp)2.8 Automatic (177 hp)2.8 Manual (185 hp)2.8 Automatic (185 hp)3.0 Automatic (115 hp)3.0 Automatic (122 hp)3.0 Automatic (112 hp)
Generation 2 (W126) (1979–1985)
2.7 Manual (185 hp)2.7 Automatic (185 hp)3.8 Manual (204 hp)3.8 Automatic (204 hp)5.0 Manual (231 hp)5.0 Automatic (231 hp)5.0 Manual (241 hp)5.0 Automatic (241 hp)3.8 Manual (204 hp)3.8 Automatic (204 hp)5.0 Manual (231 hp)5.0 Automatic (231 hp)2.8 Manual (156 hp)2.8 Automatic (156 hp)2.8 Manual (185 hp)3.0 Automatic (122 hp)3.0 Automatic (125 hp)2.8 Automatic (185 hp)
Generation 1 (W126/C126) Facelift (1985–1991)
2.8 Manual (185 hp)2.6 Automatic (160 hp)2.8 SEL Manual (185 hp)3.0 Manual (180 hp)3.0 Automatic (180 hp)3.0 Manual (204 hp)3.0 Automatic (204 hp)4.2 Manual (224 hp)4.2 Automatic (224 hp)5.0 Manual (231 hp)5.0 Automatic (231 hp)5.0 Manual (265 hp)5.0 Automatic (265 hp)5.5 Manual (300 hp)260 SE Automatic (160 hp)260 SE Automatic (166 hp)260 SE Manual (166 hp)260 SE Manual (160 hp)560 SE Automatic (300 hp)560 SE Automatic (242 hp)560 SE Automatic (272 hp)560 SE Automatic (279 hp)560 SE Manual (279 hp)560 SE Manual (242 hp)560 SE Manual (272 hp)560 SE Manual (300 hp)420 SE Automatic (231 hp)2,8 S (156 hp)2.6 Manual (160 hp)2.6 Manual (166 hp)3.0 Manual (188 hp)3.0 Automatic (188 hp)3.0 Automatic (145 hp)3.0 Manual (145 hp)3.5 Automatic (136 hp)5.0 Manual (223 hp)5.0 Automatic (223 hp)5.6 Manual (242 hp)5.6 Automatic (242 hp)5.6 Manual (272 hp)5.6 Automatic (272 hp)5.6 Manual (279 hp)5.6 Automatic (279 hp)5.6 Manual (300 hp)5.6 Automatic (300 hp)
Generation 3 (W140) (1991–1998)
4.2 Automatic (279 hp)5.0 Automatic (320 hp)6.0 Automatic (394 hp)4.2 Automatic (286 hp)5.0 Automatic (320 hp)5.0 Automatic (326 hp)6.0 Automatic (394 hp)6.0 Automatic (408 hp)4.2 Automatic (286 hp)5.0 Automatic (320 hp)5.0 Automatic (326 hp)6.0 Automatic (394 hp)6.0 Automatic (408 hp)3.5 Automatic (150 hp)
W140/C140 (1991–1993)
300 SE 2.8 Automatic (193 hp)300 SE Automatic (231 hp)300 SE Automatic (231 hp)300 SD Turbo Automatic (150 hp)400 SE Automatic (286 hp)400 SE Automatic (286 hp)500 SE Automatic (326 hp)500 SE Automatic (326 hp)600 SE Automatic (408 hp)600 SE Automatic (408 hp)500 SEC Automatic (320 hp)600 SEC Automatic (394 hp)
Generation 3 (W140) Facelift (1994–1999)
6.0 Automatic (394 hp)2.8 Manual (193 hp)2.8 Automatic (193 hp)3.2 Manual (231 hp)4.2 Automatic (279 hp)5.0 Automatic (320 hp)6.0 Automatic (394 hp)3.0 Automatic (177 hp)3.2 Automatic (231 hp)4.2 Automatic (279 hp)5.0 Automatic (320 hp)6.0 Automatic (394 hp)3.2 Automatic (231 hp)3.5 Automatic (150 hp)6.0 Automatic RWD (394 hp)
W140/C140 Facelift (1994–1996)
S 280 Automatic (193 hp)S 280 Manual (193 hp)S 320 Automatic (231 hp)S 320 Automatic (231 hp)S 350 TD Automatic (150 hp)S 420 Automatic (279 hp)S 420 Automatic (279 hp)S 500 Automatic (320 hp)S 500 Automatic (320 hp)S 600 Automatic (394 hp)S 600 Automatic (394 hp)S 420 5AT (279 hp)S 420 4AT (279 hp)S 500 5AT (320 hp)S 500 4AT (320 hp)S 600 5AT (394 hp)S 600 4AT (394 hp)
W140 2nd facelift (1996–1998)
Generation 4 (W220) (1998–2005)
2.8 Automatic (204 hp)3.2 Automatic (224 hp)4.3 Automatic (279 hp)5.0 Automatic (306 hp)3.2 Automatic (197 hp)4.0 Automatic (250 hp)5.0 Automatic (306 hp)5.8 Automatic (367 hp)2.8 Automatic (204 hp)3.2 Automatic (224 hp)4.3 Automatic (279 hp)5.0 Automatic (306 hp)5.8 Automatic (367 hp)5.5 Automatic (500 hp)
W220 (1998–2002)
S 320 5G-Tronic (224 hp)S 320 CDI 5G-Tronic (197 hp)S 320 5G-Tronic (224 hp)S 400 CDI 5G-Tronic (250 hp)S 400 CDI 5G-Tronic (250 hp)S 430 5G-Tronic (279 hp)S 430 5G-Tronic (279 hp)S 500 ZAS 5G-Tronic (299 hp)S 500 ZAS 5G-Tronic (299 hp)S 500 5G-Tronic (306 hp)S 500 5G-Tronic (306 hp)S 600 5G-Tronic (367 hp)S 55 5G-Tronic (360 hp)S 55 5G-Tronic (360 hp)S 63 5G-Tronic (444 hp)
Generation 4 (W220) Facelift (2002–2006)
W220 Facelift (2002–2005)
S 320 CDI 5G-Tronic (204 hp)S 320 CDI Dpf 5G-Tronic (204 hp)S 320 CDI 5G-Tronic (204 hp)S 350 5G-Tronic (245 hp)S 350 5G-Tronic 4MATIC (245 hp)S 350 5G-Tronic 4MATIC (245 hp)S 350 5G-Tronic (245 hp)S 400 CDI 5G-Tronic (260 hp)S 400 CDI 5G-Tronic (260 hp)S 430 7G-Tronic (279 hp)S 430 7G-Tronic 4MATIC (279 hp)S 430 7G-Tronic (279 hp)S 430 7G-Tronic 4MATIC (279 hp)S 500 7G-Tronic (306 hp)S 500 7G-Tronic 4MATIC (306 hp)S 500 7G-Tronic (306 hp)S 500 7G-Tronic 4MATIC (306 hp)S 600 5G-Tronic (500 hp)S 55 5G-Tronic (500 hp)S 55 5G-Tronic (500 hp)S 65 5G-Tronic (612 hp)
Generation 5 (W221) (2005–2009)
4.0 Automatic (320 hp)5.5 Automatic (517 hp)3.0 Automatic (231 hp)4.0 Automatic (320 hp)6.2 Automatic (525 hp)S 320 CDI 7G-Tronic (235 hp)S 320 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY 7G-Tronic (235 hp)S 320 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY 7G-Tronic (235 hp)S 320 CDI 7G-Tronic (235 hp)S 320 CDI 7G-Tronic 4MATIC (235 hp)S 320 CDI 7G-Tronic 4MATIC (235 hp)S 350 7G-Tronic 4MATIC (272 hp)S 350 7G-Tronic 4MATIC (272 hp)S 350 7G-Tronic (272 hp)S 350 7G-Tronic (272 hp)S 420 CDI 7G-Tronic (320 hp)S 420 CDI 7G-Tronic (320 hp)S 450 7G-Tronic (340 hp)S 450 7G-Tronic 4MATIC (340 hp)S 450 7G-Tronic (340 hp)S 450 7G-Tronic 4MATIC (340 hp)S 500 7G-Tronic 4MATIC (388 hp)S 500 7G-Tronic 4MATIC (388 hp)S 500 7G-Tronic (388 hp)S 600 5G-Tronic (517 hp)S 500 7G-Tronic (388 hp)S 65 SPEEDSHIFT MCT (612 hp)S 63 SPEEDSHIFT (525 hp)S 63 SPEEDSHIFT (525 hp)3.5 Automatic 4WD (272 hp)4.7 Automatic 4WD (340 hp)5.5 Automatic 4WD (388 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (235 hp)3.5 Automatic 4WD (272 hp)4.7 Automatic 4WD (340 hp)5.5 Automatic 4WD (388 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (235 hp)3.0 Automatic (231 hp)3.5 Automatic RWD (272 hp)3.5 Automatic RWD (272 hp)6.2 Automatic RWD (525 hp)
Generation 5 (W221) Facelift (2009–2013)
5.5 Automatic RWD (517 hp)3.5 Automatic AWD (306 hp)3.0 Automatic RWD (231 hp)2.1 Automatic (204 hp)300 3.0 Automatic (231 hp)350 3.0d Automatic (235 hp)350 3.0d Automatic (235 hp) 4WD350 3.5 Automatic (306 hp)350 3.5 Automatic (306 hp) 4WD400 3.5hyb Automatic (299 hp)500 4.7 Automatic (435 hp) 4WD5.5 Automatic (517 hp)5.5 Automatic (517 hp)450 Long 4.7 Automatic (340 hp) 4WD350 Long 3.0d Automatic (258 hp) 4WD350 Long 3.5 Automatic (272 hp) 4WD3.0 Automatic (231 hp)2.1 Automatic (204 hp)4.0 Automatic (320 hp)S 63 Performance Package SPEEDSHIFT MCT (571 hp)S 63 Speedshift MCT (544 hp)S 63 Speedshift MCT (544 hp)S 65 Speedshift MCT (612 hp)S 63 SPEEDSHIFT 7G-Tronic (525 hp)S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY 7G-Tronic (204 hp)S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY 7G-Tronic (204 hp)S 350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY 4MATIC 7G-Tronic (235 hp)S 350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY 4MATIC 7G-Tronic (235 hp)S 350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY 7G-Tronic (235 hp)S 350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY 7G-Tronic (235 hp)S 350 CDI BlueTEC 4MATIC 7G-Tronic (258 hp)S 350 CDI BlueTEC 4MATIC 7G-Tronic (258 hp)S 300 Automatic (231 hp)S 350 4Matic BlueEfficiency Automatic (306 hp)S 350 BlueEFFICIENCY 7G-Tronic (306 hp)S 350 BlueEFFICIENCY 4MATIC 7G-Tronic (306 hp)S 350 BlueEFFICIENCY 7G-Tronic (306 hp)S 400 HYBRID 7G-Tronic (279 hp)S 350 4MATIC 7G-Tronic (272 hp)S 350 7G-Tronic (272 hp)S 400 HYBRID 7G-Tronic (279 hp)S 350 4MATIC 7G-Tronic (272 hp)S 350 7G-Tronic (272 hp)S 450 CDI 7G-Tronic (320 hp)S 450 CDI 7G-Tronic (320 hp)S 450 7G-Tronic (340 hp)S 500 BlueEFFICIENCY 4MATIC 7G-Tronic (435 hp)S 450 4MATIC 7G-Tronic (340 hp)S 500 4Matic BlueEfficiency Automatic (435 hp)S 500 BlueEFFICIENCY 7G-Tronic (435 hp)S 450 7G-Tronic (340 hp)S 500 BlueEFFICIENCY 7G-Tronic (435 hp)S 450 4MATIC 7G-Tronic (340 hp)S 500 4MATIC 7G-Tronic (388 hp)S 500 7G-Tronic (388 hp)S 500 4MATIC 7G-Tronic (388 hp)S 500 7G-Tronic (388 hp)3.5 Automatic 4WD (306 hp)4.7 Automatic 4WD (435 hp)3.5 Automatic 4WD (272 hp)4.7 Automatic 4WD (340 hp)5.5 Automatic 4WD (388 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (235 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (258 hp)3.5 Automatic (279 hp)5.5 Automatic 4WD (388 hp)S 600 Automatic (517 hp)S 350 CDI BlueTEC 7G-Tronic (258 hp)S 350 CDI BlueTEC 7G-Tronic (258 hp)
Generation 6 (W222, C217, A217) (2013–2017)
300 CDI BlueTEC 2.1hyb Automatic (204 hp)400 3.5hyb Automatic (306 hp)6.0 Automatic (530 hp)350 CDI BlueTEC Long 3.0d Automatic (249 hp) 4WD4.7 Automatic (455 hp)2.1 Automatic (204 hp)3.5 Automatic (306 hp)3.0 Automatic (258 hp)S 63 AMG 7G-TRONIC PLUS 4Matic (585 hp)S 65 AMG 7G-TRONIC PLUS (630 hp)S 400 7G-Tronic Plus (333 hp)S 400 7G-Tronic Plus 4Matic (333 hp)S 350 d 9G-Tronic 4Matic (249 hp)S 500 e 7G-Tronic Plus (333 hp)S 350 BlueTEC 7G-Tronic Plus (258 hp)S 350 BlueTEC 7G-Tronic Plus 4Matic (252 hp)S 350 BlueTEC 7G-Tronic Plus (258 hp)S 400 Hybrid 7G-Tronic Plus (306 hp)S 400 Hybrid 7G-Tronic Plus (306 hp)S 500 7G-Tronic Plus 4Matic (455 hp)S 500 7G-Tronic Plus (455 hp)S 500 7G-Tronic Plus (455 hp)S 500 7G-Tronic Plus 4Matic (455 hp)S 600 7G-Tronic Plus (530 hp)S 500 9G-Tronic 4Matic (455 hp)S 63 AMG 4Matic Speedshift Plus 7G-Tronic (585 hp)S 65 AMG Speedshift Plus 7G-Tronic (630 hp)S 500 9G-TRONIC (455 hp)S 500 9G-Tronic Plus 4Matic (455 hp)S 600 7G-TRONIC PLUS (530 hp)S 63 7G-TRONIC PLUS 4MATIC (585 hp)S 65 7G-TRONIC PLUS (630 hp)S 500 9G-TRONIC (455 hp)S 400 4MATIC 7G-TRONIC PLUS (333 hp)S 400 7G-Tronic Plus 4Matic (367 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (249 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (252 hp)4.7 Automatic 4WD (455 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (367 hp)4.7 Automatic 4WD (455 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (258 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (333 hp)4.7 Automatic 4WD (455 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (258 hp)4.7 Automatic 4WD (456 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (367 hp)3.0 Automatic RWD (333 hp)4.7 Automatic RWD (455 hp)
W222/C217/A217 Facelift (2017–2020)
2.9 D Automatic AWD (340 hp)2.9 D Automatic RWD (340 hp)2.9 D Automatic RWD (286 hp)4.0 Automatic AWD (469 hp)4.0 Automatic 4WD (469 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (367 hp)3.0 Automatic RWD (367 hp)4.0 Automatic AWD (469 hp)S 400 d 9G-Tronic 4Matic (340 hp)S 350 d 9G-Tronic 4Matic (286 hp)S 560 9G-Tronic 4Matic (469 hp)S 63 AMG 9G-Tronic 4Matic+ (612 hp)S 560 9G-Tronic 4Matic (469 hp)S 450 9G-Tronic 4Matic (367 hp)S 650 7G-Tronic Plus (630 hp)S 450 9G-Tronic (367 hp)S 450 9G-Tronic 4Matic (367 hp)S 600 7G-Tronic Plus (530 hp)S 65 AMG 7G-Tronic Plus (630 hp)63 9G-Tronic 4Matic+ (612 hp)65 Speedshift Plus 7G-Tronic (630 hp)560 9G-Tronic (469 hp)450 9G-Tronic 4Matic (367 hp)560 9G-Tronic 4Matic (469 hp)560 9G-Tronic (469 hp)63 9G-Tronic 4Matic+ (612 hp)65 Speedshift Plus 7G-Tronic (630 hp)S 350 d 9G-Tronic 4Matic (249 hp)S 560 e 9G-Tronic 4Matic (270 hp)3.0 Automatic (367 hp)2.9 Automatic (249 hp)2.9 Automatic (340 hp)3.0 Automatic (476 hp)6.0 Automatic (530 hp)2.9 Automatic (286 hp)3.0 Automatic (435 hp)4.0 Automatic (469 hp)4.0 Automatic (469 hp)3.0 Automatic (367 hp)4.0 Automatic (469 hp)
Generation 7 (W223) (2020–2026)
2.9 Automatic 4WD (286 hp)2.9 Automatic 4WD (330 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (367 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (435 hp)4.0 Automatic 4WD (489 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (489 hp)2.9 Automatic 4WD (249 hp)4.0 Automatic 4WD (503 hp)6.0 Automatic 4WD (612 hp)3.0 Automatic (510 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (381 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (449 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (510 hp)3.0 Automatic 4WD (313 hp)3.0 Automatic (408 hp)2.5 Automatic (313 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (367 hp)2.9 D Automatic RWD (286 hp)2.9 Automatic AWD (249 hp)4.0 Automatic AWD (503 hp)2.9 Automatic AWD (330 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (435 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (449 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (510 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (381 hp)4.0 Automatic AWD (489 hp)3.0 Automatic RWD (510 hp)2.9 Automatic AWD (330 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (367 hp)2.9 D Automatic RWD (286 hp)2.9 D Automatic AWD (286 hp)
Generation 7 (W223) Facelift (2026–2026)
3.0 Automatic AWD (449 hp)4.0 Automatic AWD (537 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (585 hp)3.0 Automatic RWD (435 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (367 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (381 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (313 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (585 hp)4.0 Automatic AWD (537 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (449 hp)3.0 Automatic RWD (435 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (367 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (381 hp)3.0 Automatic AWD (313 hp)
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