autoevolution
 

Mercedes-Benz S350 BlueTec Review by CAR

Although it's sprinkled with bits of Britain's snobbish gibber talk and how the new S-Class will try to regain its “world's best car” crown from “luxury contenders like the new Range Rover and the Rolls Royce Phantom”, the Mercedes-Benz S 350 BlueTec review from CAR Magazine is actually pretty enjoyable.
Mercedes-Benz S350 CDI BlueTec 20 photos
Photo: Daimler AG
Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222
Since Britain is pretty much the land of the diesel, with around 49% of newly registered cars in the UK sporting an oil-burner under the hood and over 90% of right hand drive S-Classes being diesels, CAR decided to test the fuel sipper of the current W222 S-Class range.

With a medium fuel consumption of just 5.5 liters per 100 km/h (51.4 Imperial mpg), the new S350 BlueTech can even dwarf a C350 CDI as far as fuel economy goes.

Its 258 hp (254 bhp) three-liter V6 also outputs a massive 620 Nm (457 lb ft) of torque, enough to propel the large uber sedan from naught to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just seconds, up to an electronically-limited top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph).

Apart from the aforementioned slippage caused by some talk about the Range Rover, roll-Royce Phantom and a bit about the Jaguar XJ and its “better driver-amusement”, the CAR reviewers pretty much gave the S350 BlueTec full accolades, starting from the car;s performance and comfort and ending with the safety and gizmos that can be had on the new Mercedes-Benz flagship sedan. You can read the full review here.
If you liked the article, please follow us:  Google News icon Google News Youtube Instagram X (Twitter)
About the author: Alex Oagana
Alex Oagana profile photo

Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project.
Full profile

 

Would you like AUTOEVOLUTION to send you notifications?

You will only receive our top stories