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How Can You Tell The Difference?
How can you tell the difference between the Mercedes Benz S600, S500, & S430 beside the emblem from the outside?
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engine..................... if im not mistaken the s600 is a v12 supercharged...
the s500 is a v8 supercharged the s430 i dunno i imagine is a normal aspirated v8 PS. 300th post!!! WUT!!!! |
engine noise :)
rims usually, most people keep thier stock rims more aggresive front facia... but mabey im mistaken with amg body-kit how often you seen one... obviously, a s600 is more rare :-P the s600 also has a big V12 badge thats easy to read im not a merc expert :? |
I'm almost sure the 600 has the V12 badge on the side :) as said by nthfinity.. but I think I saw pics w/o it...
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Yea beside the V12 emblem & rims, anything else? Of course I can tell the difference by looking underneath the hood. How about the exhaust? All the S-class has dual exhaust? Or is it only the S600 has it?
The S500 has a supercharger? Really? I never know that. I thought the S500 & S430 has a naturally aspirated V8 engine and the S600 has a twin turbocharged V12 engine but I don't know, I could be wrong. |
No the S500 has a NA V8, the 430 a smaller V8, still NA, and yes the V12 is twin turboed
As for exhaust: the 430 has no visible ones and I think the same goes for the 500, no? While the 600 has the double one.. but today I saw a CL500 and it had the double exhaust like the S600 so now I'm not that sure about the S500.. maybe you can choose it on the option list? |
i think the 430 is a short wheelbase(well not short but shorter) compared to the S600...i was just looking at the mbusa.com pics and there are no diff in front spoiler, but there is a small v12 badge at the front door seam where it meets the body cladding. thats ur tip off. and rims too... u just have to "feel" a model....sometimes u can almost feel that its a 600 before u see the badge.....
S430 http://www.mbusa.com/media/images/ma...dan_4_main.jpg da 600 http://www.mbusa.com/media/images/ma...dan_8_main.jpg s55 AMG http://www.mbusa.com/media/images/ma...dan_5_main.jpg (rims and twin pipe dual exhaust tip u off this aint ur granddaddys benzski :D ) |
What about interior features? Any difference between the S600, S500, & S430?
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Cool, that was pretty detailed. Thanks for the info. I guess they have almost pretty much the same stuff inside out except for the engine, I guess.
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No , the size is the same , you can get S600 and S600L wich is the longer one , i guess in the us you only get S600L
The rims are different , the S600 has V12 emblem , the V8 S430 has bigger rims , and so on |
that is why i hate porsche and mercedes. They are wayy too similar one after the other. Always the same.
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I'm thinking about getting a used 2000 model of S-class and I was just wondering what is the difference between the three S-class here in the U.S. I doubt that I can afford the S600 even though a used one. I guess the S430 is good enough for me.
What's the engine horsepower anyway for the S430? |
good luck man, ull have a preatty nice luxury car :) ........... and no offense but gezz, u can find most of this stuff on the internet by just typing s430 hp
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http://www.familycar.com/RoadTests/MercedesS500/
http://www.canadiandriver.com/testdrives/00s-class.htm http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/tw/03sclass.htm http://auto.consumerguide.com/auto/u...ex.cfm/id/2461 All you need to know about the s-class - DCX media site btw, have u also considered the 2003 E-class? (i think it is around the same price as the 2000 S430) |
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