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| Variants | S 280 S 320 S 320 CDI S 320 L S 400 CDI S 400 CDI L S 430 S 430 L S 500 S 500 L S 55 AMG S 55 AMG L S 600 L | AMG S 65 S 320 CDI S 320 CDI 4MATIC S 320 CDI L S 320 CDI L 4MATIC S 350 S 350 4MATIC S 350 L S 350 L 4MATIC S 420 CDI S 420 CDI L S 450 S 450 4MATIC S 450 L S 450 L 4MATIC S 500 S 500 4MATIC S 500 L S 500 L 4MATIC S 550 S 550 L S 600 L S 63 AMG S 63 AMG L | S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY S 350 S 350 4MATIC S 350 BlueEFFICIENCY S 350 BlueEFFICIENCY 4MATIC S 350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY S 350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY 4MATIC S 350 CDI BlueTEC S 350 CDI BlueTEC 4MATIC S 350 CDI L BlueEFFICIENCY S 350 CDI L BlueEFFICIENCY 4MATIC S 350 CDI L BlueTEC S 350 CDI L BlueTEC 4MATIC S 350 L S 350 L 4MATIC S 350 L BlueEFFICIENCY S 350 L BlueEFFICIENCY 4MATIC S 400 HYBRID S 400 HYBRID L S 450 S 450 4MATIC S 450 CDI S 450 CDI L S 450 L S 450 L 4MATIC S 500 S 500 4MATIC S 500 BlueEFFICIENCY S 500 BlueEFFICIENCY 4MATIC S 500 L S 500 L 4MATIC S 500 L BlueEFFICIENCY S 500 L BlueEFFICIENCY 4MATIC S 600 L S 63 AMG L M156 S 63 AMG L M157 S 63 AMG M156 S 63 AMG M157 S 65 AMG S 65 AMG 2010+ |
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| Neofiliac score | 80% | 85% | 90% |
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| Pros | - Superb comfort and handling
- Superb elegance, if a bit feminine
- Good 0.27 drag coefficient
- Solid powertrain lineup (except the M137 V12)
- Multi-link suspensions all around
| - The wonderful M275 engine lives on
- Good 0.27 drag coefficient
- Improved ABC and Airmatic reliability
- Superb suspension setup
- Great ride quality
| - Wonderful M278/M157 bi-turbo V8 introduced
- The great M275 lives on
- Superb multi-link suspension setup
- Improved ABC reliability
- All engines still available in RWD
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| Cons | - Horrible ABC problems
- Body corrosion issues
- Cost-cutting gone wrong
| - M272/M273 engine balance shaft/timing gear problems
- 7G-Tronic is less smooth than 5G-Tronic
- Worse handling than W220
| - Arguably over-styled
- V6 engines not so reliable
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