Mercedes-Benz S-Class 4.2 Automatic (279 hp)
Generation 3 (W140) Facelift · 1994–1999
General
- Car class
- F
- Steering wheel position
- Left/Right
Body
- Number of doors
- 4
- Number of seats
- 5
- Body type
- Sedan
Dimensions
- Length
- 5113 mm
- Width
- 1887 mm
- Height
- 1491 mm
- Wheelbase
- 3040 mm
- Front track
- 1603 mm
- Rear track
- 1575 mm
- Boot volume (min)
- 525 L
- Curb weight
- 1990 kg
- Gross weight
- 2640 kg
Engine
- Engine type
- Petrol
- Engine layout
- Front-wheel drive, longitudinal
- Engine capacity
- 4,196 cm³
- Boost type
- None
- Engine power
- 279 hp
- Max power (kW)
- 205 kW
- Max power RPM
- 5,700 rpm
- Maximum torque
- 400 Nm
- Max torque RPM
- 3,900 rpm
- Cylinder layout
- V
- Number of cylinders
- 8
- Valves per cylinder
- 4
- Aspiration
- Distributed injection (multi-point)
- Compression ratio
- 11
- Bore
- 92 mm
- Stroke
- 78.9 mm
- Engine code
- M119.971
- Valvetrain
- DOHC
Transmission
- Gearbox type
- Automatic
- Number of gears
- 5
- Drive wheels
- Rear-wheel drive
Suspension & Brakes
- Tyre size
- 235/60 R16, 255/45 R18
- Front suspension
- Independent, Spring
- Rear suspension
- Independent, Spring
- Front brakes
- Ventilated disc
- Rear brakes
- Ventilated disc
- Wheel size
- 7.5x16 ET51, 7.5x18 ET51 8.5 18 47, 8.5x18 ET47
- Wheel bolt pattern
- DIA66.6 5x112 mm
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 245 km/h
- Acceleration 0–100 km/h
- 8.3 s
Fuel Economy
- Fuel tank capacity
- 100 L
- Combined fuel consumption
- 14.1 l/100 km
- Fuel grade
- 95 octane
- City fuel consumption
- 17.9 l/100 km
- Highway fuel consumption
- 10.6 l/100 km
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