Mercedes S (W222) vs Audi A8 (D4) vs BMW 7 (F01)

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[Floyd]

German luxury class comparison test

According to Mercedes represents the Mercedes S-Class is technically feasible, is not less than the best car in the world. Oh yes, they are sure to hear in Munich and Ingolstadt. To be best, the S in the comparison test on the Audi A8 and BMW 7 Series has gone. Top positions.

It's not that it would be difficult car manufacturers to be overwhelmed by its own greatness. This is reflected in the desire for superlative - you just need to find suitable criteria. Something like this: The Volvo 343 was 1980, the best large series production car made ​​in the Netherlands, Lancia Thesis and Renault Vel Satis vied for the title of top class cars with the most exclusive clientele (ie, none), and the Mazda RX-8 was even in production stop in 2012 the best sports car in the world with a Wankel engine.
These kinds of restriction does not fit the self-image of Mercedes-Benz, where you can not just pretend that you've invented the car. From there, now comes the new S-Class, Mercedes simply the best car in the world. Also, really?

Defines luxury differently

Audi allows himself the luxury to define luxury differently. The A8 should be the sportiest car in its class at the start in March 2010. He makes the pace is a car in which you want to hear at once heavy , bulky Wagner operas - not because of the brilliant Bang & Olufsen sound system , but because it goes so well with the dramatic driving urge of the four-liter V8 .
Tatatataaata ! In the group relationship of the twin turbo Bentley the Bentley Continental GT is rushing ahead, Audi's two -ton flagship It puts in 4.2 seconds from a standing start to 100 This Gently Lower bollern tour of the V8 goes into high gear hoarse until the automatic changes smoothly and with short Motorsprotzeln in the next stages of their eight . Sachtleben driven the V8 puts very smooth quiet four -cylinder . This happens surprisingly often and save a little fuel.
But he likes it better hurry : With strafferem chassis set-up and all-wheel drive , the Audi is turning very fast and safely through turns , pushes late and short on all four wheels until the ESP deescalated subtle. The vehicle dynamics tests he humiliates the rivals , but because it is the now electromechanical steering of feedback is missing, it also appeals to non-homogeneous , the Audi A8 acts on country roads bulkier and more distant.

Audi A8 dominates the matrix

The great highway travel dominates the Audi A8 course, sovereign, with beflissenem comfort of the adaptive air suspension and comfortable luxury seats , vigorously by the back in the massage program . Against 4,440 € extra charge there is a massage parlor in the rear . Where the individual seating system also heat and can cool . Because it is positioned high , it lacks large passengers in the rear of the head space .
Chauffeur and Co. integrates the Audi A8 deeper and closer to the cockpit , where View the instruments still analog . The buttonless overloaded MMI operating system , however, despite touchpad acts now somewhat gray. Contrast, highlights set the standard LED headlights. For 800 euros extra so-called matrix acts fully adaptive light - only the main beam is made up of 25 LEDs, they can be individually switched on and off or dimmed and cut so oncoming traffic from the cone of the beam. In addition, the lighting control draws on data from the navigation system , adjusts the light so that the route to . Despite many assistance systems in the Audi A8 comes not to the level of safety of the Mercedes S- class approach , but he delayed better. Brake it so the Mercedes S 500 from ?

BMW 750i sails for the environment

The BMW 750i will pull away with efficiency. Since 2011, he has the eight -speed automatic transmission and sets in Eco Pro mode when coasting into neutral . The kinetic energy of a case 100 km / h then rolling 750i just equal to the calorific value of two Fruchtzwerge accordance with the accounting principles of physics. To justify V8 Biturbo with its efficiency, is to be appointed as Black Forest cake because of the vitamins in the fruit caked .
Here, the BMW 7 Series has to justify anything, even when showing him how hard it is , after five years to maintain at the top of the luxury class. Yes , he drives to a large assistance Armada . But while there is already in the Mercedes S-Class - belt air bags in the rear, the BMW back not even side airbags . His instruments TFT display with flitting animation effect in comparison to the big screens in the Mercedes S 500 small.
During operation , however, still comes none of the rivals closer to the BMW 7 Series. Quick and intuitive rotation pushes its way up through clearly structured menus of the Infotainment system , docked by the way the phone , which takes the A8 sometimes long . Also in the space, the BMW offers more than the Audi driver and passenger sit in cozy , just strong and multi-adjustable seats, due to larger door openings rise Adults easier on the comfortable bench for three in the rear.

Great touring car comfort despite weaknesses

About the fact that they are pushed there in the soft leather upholstery , the 4.4 - liter twin-turbo V8 always happy to take care . Mostly, the unerring eight -speed automatic transmission relies on the massive torque of the direct-injection , it can only rotate in sport mode. He can do so well that you pull happy times on the shift paddles , just so the transmission goes back a gear and quiet, refined V8 makes its power to hear sometimes .
Whereby he violently overused the grip potential of the two 275er - rear tire. Because no -wheel-drive BMW 750i xDrive was available, there was a rear-wheel -driven test car . Equipped with Integral Active Steering, when help steer the rear wheels , it provides the most agile handling, even if the pure driving dynamics: not reproduce : On the road he directs spontaneous and precise one , curves with more feedback in the steering. With continued high level of driving safety - - With a taut suspension in Sport mode the whole is but fidgety .
On the other hand interferes in the soft stage Comfort + of Adaptivfahrwerks with air suspension on the rear axle , the gentle slope to totter in curves. A grand touring car , the BMW 750i yet . But because he long and short bumps put away not so good, the 750i is back in the comfort rating . Overall meantime .

Mercedes S-Class is like to be alone

Gently pull the Soft Close- engines, the driver's door in the lock, and the Mercedes S-Class you isolated from the outside world . Pressing the starter button , and from deep down from the vaults of the south wing penetrates by a gentle hum in this furnished with heavy leather furniture master bedroom . Alone, you feel almost lost in the Mercedes S- class, which provides the front as in the rear the most space and comfort - on request with hot-stone massage and ionized own zone for each of the four seats. However, while the optional equipment of the Audi drifts nearly to Manorial (under the ordering key yxa found there the "personalization of the folding table Audi exclusive with National Emblem" ) , the Mercedes is bracing itself rather against hazards.
He moves to a security Armada , which takes a almost any chance to have an accident with it : from Presafe with hard braking function in case of imminent rear-end collision on Beltbags and Gurtschlossbringer in the rear, emergency braking , the usual trace helpers to Abstandstempomat with semi-autonomous accumulation function . With the steers , brakes and accelerates the Mercedes S 500 alone by tough flowing commuter congestion. That works so obvious that you like leaves him driving. And angrily react when he bothers you at a speed of 40 at the massage and asking to go back myself .

Mercedes S-class agile as the BMW 7 Series

Here, the now preparing but even in curves pleasure. For this second elevator for Wagner: What Mark Twain said about his music ( "It's better than it sounds " ) , shall be modified for the handling of the Mercedes S-Class : It's more agile than it feels. Only times it seems a bit sluggish, while it flexes just prudent in curves than the gehetztere Audi. Because of unhektisch but precise responsive steering, outstanding traction with all-wheel drive and the finely regulating ESP appears unspectacular. But the driving dynamics test the 500 is faster than the brushed on dynamic 750i . However, the Mercedes S-Class should delay vehement with cold brakes .
Better springs , however, is hardly. As 4Matic there is the Mercedes S-Class does not match the forward-looking chassis Magic Body Control , which detects bumps in the road in front of the car and the suspension adjusts to it. But the Magic Body Control speaks not always perfect, only works during the day and up tempo 130 The standard adaptive air suspension on the other hand always works. And always perfect. Even in Sport mode cushions the Mercedes S-Class careful than the 7 Series Comfort + .

Mercedes S-class with full points in the suspension

Is not there some games as a surly response to short bumps, ringing on long ? No. Full marks for the suspension , front seats , air conditioning and noise comfort .
Even if the two turbochargers to the 4.7-liter V8 fluff up to full power , he growls just gently and playing with his massive torque of 700 Newton meters above zero even the reluctance of the seven-speed automatic . The can of interventions on the thus superfluous shift paddles not disturb their rest , jerks also when changing into reverse .
While we're up here , at the highest possible level of whining , we still talk about the operation. The engineers have modernized and tidy. But still you have to rotating push through nested menus. Perfect but does the voice control that allows you to enter talks rather than commands. Yes , you talk well with the Mercedes S- class. In every respect. Because she is a real S -Class - a car of the world.

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Conclusion

1. Mercedes S 500 4-Matic - 506 points
With its safety features, the Mercedes S-Class sets standards, combines traditional comfort levels with new agility. Only automatic operation and not entirely convincing.

2. Audi A8 4.0 TFSI Quattro - 497 points
Even after the model of care Dynamicist: tighter in comfort, close, but with agile handling and turned up the drive. The service could use some order.

3. BMW 750i - 485 points
The BMW 750i confident in handling, Bedieneung and drive. Space, comfort, security? Everything was good, but after five years of the 7 occupied hardly more top positions.

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Izvor: auto motor und sport

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[TheWickerMan]

samo jedan komentar: jebote koliki je ovaj centralni ekran na S klasi!!!

[kvcali]

a fora je da su i satovi ispred volana isto ekran tako da ih je 2x

[Gaginh0]

S cim da poredimo S kalsu??

[profesorPROST]

S klasa definitivno nema konkurenciju

[Dzoni_m]

Audi zalutao. Slobodno mozes da igras igru "izbacite uljeza"

[NexT]

A6 sa nadrkanim farovima

Ocekivano da Mercedes pobedi. Em je u pitanju najjaca klasa, em je najnoviji model.

Mene odusevljava sto W221 i dalje vrhunski izgleda, a skoro 10 godina star model

[HKS]

samo jedan komentar: jebote koliki je ovaj centralni ekran na S klasi!!!

12.3 inca x2

[Risto]

kako Benz izgleda dominantno pored ove "konkurencije"

jos E klasu da vrate na tron i Merc postaje ubjedljivo najjaci premium brand ponovo

[Kuzmanovic]

Stvarno je izdominirao Benz, osim volana kog i dalje ne mogu da svarim.

Samo treba imati na umu da je S klasa poslednja izasla, tako da treba sacekati BMW-ov odgovor. Audi necu ni da spominjem, ionako ce ostati isti.

[Aca BG]

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[Floyd]

I meni je Merc apsolutni pobednik u klasi. Ovaj BMW mi se ne svidja jer je previse "ugojen", zapravo ne svidja mi se ni jedan od E65...po meni bi trebali da se vrate na dizajn koji su furali do E38...luksuzna limuzina sa sportskom notom. Audi kao i uvek, nit smrdi, nit mirise ali mi ne bi smetalo da ga vozim