MERCEDES-BENZ S-klasse · S 500 Designo · Sedan · 1995 ‐ 1998

Make of autos S-klasse, modification of S 500 Designo started producing by Mercedes-Benz in 1995 and closed in 1998. The weight of the car is 2 tons and a length of 5.1 m, It is formed as sedan with 4 doors, and may be placed in a 5 men including the driver.

«S-klasse S 500 Designo» vehicle with a 5-speed automatic transmission is fitted to the rear wheels. This car can be accelerated for 7.3 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 250 km/h, thanks to a 8-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a maximum power of 320 hp at 5600 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this vehicle is 100 liters of petrol, therefore when mixed fuel consumption is 15.4 liters per 100 km (11.5 liters on the highway, 22.1 liters in the city), accordingly allows to go nearly 650 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis with help of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following measure - 235/60ZR16.

Mercedes-Benz S-klasse is not certified for Euro NCAP crash test. In addition to passive safety features (side, passenger, driver airbags), it is also equipped with active safety systems such as Traction control, EBD, ABS.