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2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class First Drive
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TO THE POINT What’s New? Completely redesigned, highlights of the 2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class include a more efficient and powerful V8 engine and loads of technology to make your drive safer and less stressful.s
Selling Points: Comfort, luxury, safety, performance
Deal Breakers: High price, controversial styling, overwhelming technology
Our Advice: The 2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class may not be the best looking design the company has put on the street recently, but its luxury appointments, combined with the latest in high-tech gadgetry, create a package that is simply unbeatable.

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Click to enlarge. 2007 Mercedes S550 Specifications The main competitors for the 2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class include the Audi A8, Bentley Continental Flying Spur, BMW 7 Series, Jaguar XJ Series, Lexus LS 460, Maserati Quattroporte, and Volkswagen Phaeton.

Test Vehicle: 2007 Mercedes-Benz S550
Price of Test Vehicle: $86,175 (including $775 destination charge)
Engine Size and Type: 5.5-liter V8
Engine Horsepower: 382 at 6,000 rpm
Engine Torque: 391 lb.-ft. at 2,800-4,000 rpm
Transmission: Seven-speed automatic with manual shift control
Curb weight, lbs.: 4,270
EPA Fuel Economy (city/highway): 16/24 mpg
Length: 205.0 inches
Width: 83.3 inches
Wheelbase: 124.5 inches
Height: 58.0 inches
Leg room (front/rear): 41.9/42.3 inches
Head room (front/rear): 37.8/38.5 inches
Max. Seating Capacity: Five
Max. Cargo Volume: 19.8 cubic feet
Competitors: Audi A8, Bentley Continental Flying Spur, BMW 7 Series, Jaguar XJ Series, Lexus LS 460, Maserati Quattroporte, Volkswagen Phaeton

Photos courtesy of Mercedes-Benz North America and Ron Perry

 


About Ron Perry
Before joining the Autobytel family in June of 2005, Ron Perry spent twenty years as a freelance photographer in the automotive community, shooting cars for automakers and magazines, including Road & Track. Before striking out on his own with camera in hand, Ron worked at a daily newspaper as a staff photographer shooting news stories – at least until an editor with a passion for cars fueled his automotive interests. Today, Ron focuses on high-performance sports cars of the past and the designs of the future. Not surprisingly, then, Ron owns a 1990 Porsche 928S4, but someday hopes to add a Ferrari Testarossa, a Lotus Esprit, and Volvo P1800 to his stable. Having to give up his 2000 Jaguar XJR in favor of a 2004 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab was, “a necessity of the craft,” he says.

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