What about these two cars? I'm going to put the conclusion here: if you care more about driving well, bmw 740 is more attractive; if you buy a real d-class owner car, mercedes s400 is better。
Recently, a snack shop owner has come to ask about half a million dollars a year, and the budget is between bmw 740 and mercedes s400. After both vehicles had been driven, it became clear that the difference between the books was power and price, and that it actually entered and opened, in exactly two ways。
The price's not so bad. Let's not rush
The current bmw 740 is about $770,000, and mercedes s400 is about $720,000 low, but if it goes up to the luxury version, it will cost 900,000。
In other words, it's not cheap for mercedes s400, depending on which version you buy. It is true that a low match can bring down the threshold, but configuration and a sense of luxuriousness do not necessarily hold up the word “class s”. If you go through a more complete experience, it's easy to budget more than 740。
So the first level is simple: the budget is only about $750,000, and bmw 740 is easier to buy the right configuration; the budget is 900,000, and s400 is entitled to stretch comfort and luxury。
Looks like one in the airhouse, one better to keep
The bmw 740 is actually becoming more and more fragrance of the rolls-royce。
The head is so high, the double renal fence is so strong that it is accompanied by a long, thin light, that there is a sense of oppression. This is more evident than in the photographs, especially when it comes close to the real car. You drive it to business, it's hard for people to think of it as a common bmw。
But there is also a cost in this design: the head is too long, the size of the visual mass is too large, and it needs to be adapted to the head distance and the width of the car when it is first in hand。
Benz s400 isn't that strong. Shield fences, long body repairs, low wind resistance designs, and the whole is still the kind of elegant route familiar. The car is more than five metres long and is close to 1. 9 metres wide. The presence on the side of the road is not weak, but it does not “scratch your face” like 740。
740 for airfields and s400 for high-level senses. One is more aggressive, one is more like an old-fashioned limo。
Power parameters. Bmw 740 wins directly
Bmw 740 carries a 3. 0t straight row six-bar engine with a maximum horsepower of 381 and a peak of 520 cow rice, matching the zeever 8at and equipped with a 48-volt mix system. The result of a zero-hundred-percent acceleration of 5. 4 seconds was actually exaggerated in a large-sized limo。
You just step deep, it won't give you much hesitation. The power comes fast, the gearbox is ready to drop, the city does not seem to be heavy, and the high-speed overload leaves。
This drive is closer to the idea on bmw x5, and it is both bottom-up and not difficult to control. The advantage of 740 is not whether it can be fast, but whether you want to be fast or not。
Benz s400 uses a 2. 5t straight-line six-cylinder engine with a maximum horsepower of 313, a peak of 450 cow rice, a match of 9at, an official zero-zero acceleration of 5. 9 seconds。
On the books, it is true that 0. 5 litres of charge and 68 horsepower are less than 740 litres. A lot of people spit: is the change from 3. 0t to 2. 5t less than half a litre of dignity
But actually, s400 is not slow. The 48-voltaic system allows it to start very slowly, the turbines are not significantly delayed, and daily overloads and high-speed cruises are fully adequate. It does not throw the power out at once, as it did at 740, but takes it steady and smooth。
That's the difference between the two cars: 740 makes you think, "this car is so hot," and s400 makes you think, "this car is so cool."。
Drive up, the bmw is more flexible, the mercedes is more like a mobile living room
The bmw 740 is more responsive and the header response is faster. Although the body is large, it does not slow down, and the connection between turnover, acceleration and variation is relatively smooth, and the driver is not completely bound by the body size。
But don't expect it to turn into a magnified bmw 3. The correction of 740 was clearly restrained, the chassis was not deliberately motivated, the power of which would prevent the car from jumping up and down. After all, it's seven, not three, and it's impossible for a manufacturer to turn a owner car into a sedan。
Benz s400 also has an excellent sense of wheeling, which is natural, slow and steady enough. It is well filtrated on the road, and the speed bands, the well covers and the break-in road are softer。
When you're in the back, it's easier to understand why it's called the boss's car. Sitting relatively high, with open horizons, the chassis will not often remind you of how bad the road is. The back row space is also large enough and the comfort of long-distance travel is clearly more pleasurable。
It is not boring to let the boss drive out on his own once in a while, while s400 leaves the boss in the back row, willing to give his time to the car。
It's not who's higher, it's what you think
Bmw's soul car is three. A lot of people say, "life can't go around a three-tier family" because it expresses the bmw's fun. On this basis, the body, power and luxuriousness of the car continue to be magnified, and parts of the bone remain for the driver。
Benz is different. The mercedes-type soul car was class s from the beginning, followed by classes e and c. Level s represents not only configuration and size, but also an understanding of luxury, comfort and experience。
So you'll find that 740, even if it's already luxuriant, is a bit bmw-like; and s400, even though the power parameters are not so beautiful, has a strong sense of ritual after sitting in。
What was the final choice
If you drive most of the time by yourself, like the power response, and occasionally try to get on the highway, bmw 740 is more appropriate. The movement of around $770,000 also makes it easier to find a balance between price and configuration。
Benz s400 is more worth considering if you buy cars mainly for customers, for business trips or for high back-row frequency. In particular, its comfort and sense of excellence would be more complete if the budget were adequate and the luxury price acceptable。
Also a luxury d-class car, bmw 740 sells the driver's sense of control, and mercedes s400 sells the back-rower's sense of dignity。
So, with enough budget and clear demand in the back row, choosing s400 is not easy to regret; if you're the one who likes to hold the wheel, there's no need to compromise。
