The German automaker added a simplified version to the flagship with a turbo-six engine with a displacement of 2498 cubic centimeters. This power unit will be offered only in China, and in two boost versions: the S 400 L will develop 313 horsepower (450 Nm), and the S 450 L 4Matic will develop 367 horsepower (500 Nm). Mercedes-Benz S-Class has fallen in price and costs less than a million yuan.
Mercedes-Benz added an engine to the S-Class, which debuted 2.5 years ago on the Chinese version of the GLE 450 crossover. The basis was the “global” inline “six” M 256, but in order to save on taxes, it was modernized and the displacement was “cut down”. Since the 3.0-liter S-Class costs about two million yuan in China, we managed to save 60 thousand yuan ($8.5 thousand) in excise duty alone!
Subcompact Mercedes-Benz S 400 L
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The basic Mercedes-Benz S 400 L with a 2.5 engine is rear-wheel drive, 313 horsepower and 450 Nm, fuel consumption is 7.7 liters per 100 kilometers and 0-100 in 5.9 seconds. Price – 962,600 yuan (135 thousand dollars). The all-wheel drive version of the S 450 L 4Matic with the same turbo engine produces 367 horsepower and 500 Nm, consumption is 8.3 l/100 km, and acceleration from 0-100 takes 5.6 seconds. Price – from 1,343,200 yuan (188 thousand dollars).
The “global” Mercedes-Benz S 500 L 4Matic with a 3.0-liter engine (435 horsepower, 520 Nm) consumes 8.5 l/100 km, is capable of 0-100 in 5.5 seconds, but costs from 2,042,600 yuan (288 thousand dollars)! There are no eight-cylinder options for the Chinese “esco”: this is the prerogative of Mercedes-Maybach and Mercedes-AMG.
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