If you look only at the power parameters, bmw 740 is obviously stronger; but if you care about the appearance, comfort and back-rowing experience of a d-class car, mercedes s400 is still more like a “boss car”。
Recently, a snack shop owner has come to ask about half a million dollars a year for a bmw 740 and mercedes s400 budget, and wonders what to do with these two vehicles。
This problem cannot be seen solely in the configuration table. After all, when a car is driving, and sitting is uncomfortable, the parameter is only half. So after two cars drove 500 kilometres, the answer was clear: they were close, but different。
First put the price on the table。
The bmw 740 is currently in the range of $770,000; mercedes s400, if it is an introductory version, is worth approximately $720,000, but the configuration is up and the luxury version may be close to $0. 9 million. In other words, the actual prices of the two vehicles do not overlap completely, and the difference in the configuration of mercedes s400 will have a clear impact on the final offer。
Appearance: bmw 740 is becoming more like the small mirage
The bmw 740 is now designed to be less than a low-key route like the traditional limo。
The car's head is very high, it's oversized, it's equipped with relatively narrow lights, and it has a very strong air field. That sense of oppression is more pronounced than in the photographs, especially when it comes close to the real car, and it's a little bit of a "royce's young edition"。
Of course, it's very selective. People who like it feel full, people who don't like it may think it's too big. But in any case, bmw 740 is not the kind of car that is parked in crowds without attention。
Benz s400 is another idea。
The shield enters the grid, fixs the long body and the fluid line, and the whole remains a pristine, atmospheric route. The car is longer than 5 m3 and its width is close to 1 m9 with a sufficiently large visual volume to be parked by the roadside with a sense of high-level executive cars。
Bmw 740 places greater emphasis on the sense of existence, while mercedes s400 is more acrimony. It's like wearing an overdressed suit and a classic custom dress. Who looks better, he really looks at the beauty of his person。
Power: 3. 0t of 740. It's got more power
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 quefu 8at transmission box with a 48-volt blunder system。
A zero-hundred acceleration of about 5. 4 seconds was measured. For a limo of this size, it's an exaggerated achievement. It does not always stress sports, but as long as you step on the gas, the power response and the acceleration of the center and back。
Benz s400 uses a 2. 5t straight-line six-cylinder engine, with a maximum horsepower of 313, a peak of 450 cow rice, matching the 9at gearbox, also carrying 48 volts, with an official zero-hundred acceleration of 5. 9 seconds。
On paper, the advantage of 740 is clear: more charge, more horsepower, more twister, more direct gearbox response. Some change, and s400 is changed from the previous 3. 0 t to 2. 5 t. Is it 0. 5 litres less dignity
But actually, s400 is not as much meat as it would have been。
Thanks to the 48-volt hybrid system, the start-up phase is slow and turbo delays are not evident. The power doesn't push you forward like 740, but pulls it up in a smooth, continuous way. You can't even feel the engine working hard. The speed's gone quietly。
The advantage of 740 is greater power reserves and the advantage of s400 is more scalable power output。
Driving perception: one is flexible, one is tolerant
The bmw 740 is more direct, and the front is faster. Although it is a large limousine, it does not appear to be very heavy, and there is a greater sense of driving participation in the transformation, turn and acceleration。
After all, 740 is a d-sized car, and the size, weight and positioning are here. It will not travel as quickly as the 3rd family, nor will it be particularly radical about every door and turn. The bmw knows what the owner of this car needs: it can be fast, but it can't be impatient; it can be controlled, but it can't sacrifice comfort。
Benz s400 takes “stable” more thoroughly。
The speed gain on the wheel is comfortable and the shift is not too neurotic. The roads were tumbled, the hangers were filtrated quite well, and the overall atmosphere in the car was very quiet. You drive it, you don't get so excited about driving, but you feel like you're in control。
That's the difference between the core of the two cars: bmw 740 makes you think, “this big car is really good,” and mercedes s400 makes you think, “this is what a luxury administrative car should be”。
Backstage experience: s-class soul, 740 is hard to copy
If you drive on your own often, bmw 740 will be easier to please。
It is more dynamic, more responsive and more participatory in driving. You can use it as a very powerful, very big bmw。
But if you always sit in the back, the advantage of mercedes s400 comes out。
Benz level s is usually accompanied by higher recoils, wider horizons, seat comfort and bottom filters that are more in line with business travel requirements. Particularly on urban roads, back-row passengers do not need to feel the rise and fall of the road more frequently, and the whole population is more relaxed。
One says that s400's 2. 5t doesn't make it lose its luxury. It may not be as powerful as 740, but it clearly divides the demand between the owner and the passenger: the front row does not rush the show and the back row does not need to be pushed away。
This is also a long-standing difference between the s and 7 faculties。
The bmw's soul car type is the 3st and then gradually extends to the 5th and 7th. Many people say that life can't be around a three-tier family because of the bmw's core of driving pleasure, first and foremost reflected on the three。
Benz is different. Level s itself is its brand and pole, and levels e and c are more downward. In other words, mercedes's understanding of large limousines is most fully focused on level s。
Bmw 740 is more like an amplified driver's car, mercedes s400 is closer to the standard answer-style owner's car。
What are we gonna do
If you have a tight budget, you drive mainly by yourself, you like to speed up, and you care about vehicle flexibility, bmw 740 is more appropriate。
In particular, the 3. 0t of 740, 381 horsepower and more direct driving feedback are indeed attractive for a larger number of users. It doesn't make you feel like you bought a car for the back row。
But if you buy cars mainly for business, or if you're often in the back, you're more sensitive to comfort, quietness, attitude and overall aura, then mercedes s400 is more worth considering。
Don't be scared by the 2. 5t charge. Its absolute power is sufficient, its daily acceleration is not slow, and the place where it is truly dominant is the sense of impatience。
After a lap, the conclusion is clear: bmw 740 is more fun to drive; often in the back, mercedes s400 is better suited to the d-class limo。
If the budget is enough and you don't want to buy it over and over again, s400 is really more stable. But if you're more focused on power and manipulation, 740 is by no means a one-size-fits-all option, but they serve two completely different vehicle requirements。
If it was you, would you like to give up the s class comfort for 740 power and driving senses? Talk to the comment section。
