Comments on: First Drive: Mercedes Benz S400 Hybrid

By: althebutcher

althebutcher — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:09:38 +0000

You may want to check your facts as mercedes was not the first with either abs or air bags.

By: tim9

tim9 — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:39:43 +0000

Although I can only afford to drive a used MB,,,,I can say for a fact,,,MB is a fantastic vehicle. I spent 25 years working and repairing autos,,,Ford and GM dealerships and then 16 years with my own shop. BMW is a great driving car,,,,but they are no way the same quality as a MB.
Today I drive a 20 year old MB 300TDT. Granted,,,it’s a 20 year old vehicle,,,but that 300 TDT gets over 28 MPG,,,and weighs in at over 6000 lbs. I’m sure people were saying the same about it 20 years ago. Maybe in 15 years,,,I’ll get me one of these used S400 Hybrid. I bet they will still be on the road,,,because MB builds cars that last,,,

By: mercedes fan

mercedes fan — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:43:52 +0000

1 of every 5 S-classes sold in the world after the facelift is S400 HYBRID. And the S-class is better than the BMW and the Lexus. I still haven’t seen LS600h here in Europe in the real world and i’ve seen a lot of S350 CDI and S400 HYBRID

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:15:47 +0000

A BMW is twice as small as Mercedes S and a

By: Mercedes Fan

Mercedes Fan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:28:03 +0000

It’s probably going to be hard to find spare parts in case you get in a crash, but generally rich people buy these cars anyway. It’s great Mercedes is trying something new; 29.3 mph is exceptional.

By: reality bites

reality bites — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:53:28 +0000

'BMW Fan' really should get automotive help.

There is no competition between the cramped and poorly built 335 compact saloon and the grand luxury and technical tour de force that is the latest MB S-Classe. You really are saying something very silly indeed.

If you weren't wearing your colors so clearly as a 'BMW Fan' then the blindness of your comment would be unforgivable.

Check out the green credentials of the S-Classe; it is one of only three cars in the world to achieve TuV approval for it's build and recycling credentials. And guess what? The other two are not BMWs.

The day BMW makes a car anywhere near as good as the S-Classe is the day i will shove a nest of wasps up my 4ss.

MB was the first manufacturer in the world to produce a car that had ABS, power windows and ESP. Oh, and they also built the first diesel car. In fact, MB actually invented and built the first car in the world - how about that? What has BMW invented? The user un-friendly iDrive. And the X6. Come on... WTF is that thing?? Whatever next, a 5-series hatchback that hopes to copy the success of the CLS-Classe but was designed by a sneezing 5 year old child drawing with a blunt cucumber dipped in mud as a pen?

There is, and never will be, any sort of comparison between a 3-Series and an S-Classe in this country, on this planet, in this universe or in any parallel time dimension you care to invent.

Oh... can I smell coffee?? It may be wafting your way right this very moment.

By: Itman

Itman — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:03:28 +0000

The first is Chinese BYD

By: RKRB

RKRB — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:07:04 +0000

If you buy a Mercedes, the economy or greenery are minor considerations, so who cares what kind of mileage it gets, or whether it can beat a BMW? Any big Mercedes just seems to say, "Hey, everybody, look at me, I've got mine. Let somebody else drive economy cars."

Engineered like no other, you betcha. As a former Mercedes diesel owner, I found regular and unscheduled maintenance costs resembled a new car payment, and would recommend avoiding these barges unless you have a warranty. It's a mystery how Mercedes can avoid the oversized/gas-guzzler/envirocidal/lemon-y image of GM (or even Hummer). Well, diversity is strength, but I've done my time. You can call it quality or engineering or whatever you want, but it seems that Consumerist Greed, Thy Name Is Mercedes-Benz.

By: Turkish Fanbelt

Turkish Fanbelt — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:20:55 +0000

Don’t knock it too much. The S400 is greener and more efficient then any of the two-mode hybrid SUVs and trucks.

By: Need2Change

Need2Change — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:49:13 +0000

The 335d and S400 are not comparable cars.

The BMW 335d is 178" long, and 71.5" wide with a small trunk.
It is only 3" longer than a U.S. Ford Focus.

The S400 is 22" longer and 2" wider than the BMW, and has a 20 cubic ft. trunk.

The S400 should be compared with the 7-series, and not the 3-series.

The BMW 750 Li gets 14 mpg city, is subject to gas guzzler tax, and has a base cost of $85K, but can sticker for $100K with options and guzzler tax. It is much faster than the S400.