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Trying to decide whether to go for the Mercedes Benz S Class or the BMW 7 Series?
Both cars are full size luxury sedans that can hold 5 people and they are RWD. What sets them apart is that the BMW is 8 speed automatic and the Mercedes Benz is 7 speed automatic. You will pay around $74, 000 for the BMW and the Mercedes Benz will cost you around $92, 000.
You can expect to get about 19mpg from the BMW in the city and 29mpg on the highway. With the Mercedes Benz this is 17mpg in the city and 25mpg on the highway. This means that the BMW 7 is 11.8% more efficient when in the city and 16% more efficient when on the highway.
You could get around 401 miles from the BMW 7 in the city and 612 miles on the highway, while with the Mercedes Benz this is about 359 miles in the city and 528 miles on the highway. The engine of the former is 3 litre gas inline 6 and the latter is the 4.7 litre twin turbocharged gas V8.
The BMW engine offer around 315hp and 332 torque and the Mercedes Benz gives around 449hp and 516 torque. The BMW reaches 60mph in 5.5 seconds and the Mercedes Benz in 4.8 seconds.
The BMW offers driver’s seat adjustable lumbar support, power steering with driver easy entry, multi-level heated driver’s seat, and adjustable driver seat, there are 14 power adjustments and 2 memorised settings. The Mercedes Benz offers adjustable lumbar support, driver seat bolstering, driver seat easy entry, power driver seat and steering, driver seat thigh extension, heated driver seating, 14 power adjustments and 3 memorised settings.
With the BMW you get air filtration, climate control, extended cabin heating or cooling, front air conditioning zones, rear air conditioning zones, rear heat with ventilation ducts and fan control and sun sensor. The Mercedes Benz offers air filtration, extended cabin heating and cooling, front air conditioning, rear heat and sun sensor.
The steering wheel of the BMW comes with audio control, cruise control, phone control, tilt and telescopic adjustments, steering wheel memory and leather trim. With the Mercedes Benz this is audio controls on the steering wheel, phone controls, tilt and telescopic adjustments, steering wheel memory, leather and wood trim and transmission controls on the steering wheel.
Both cars have heated washer jets, intermittent wipers, one touch windows, power window, rear defogger and rain sensing front wipers. The Mercedes also offers rear sunshade.
The overall length of the BMW is 199.8 inches with a wheel base of 120.9 inches. The Mercedes Benz has an overall length of 206.5 inches and wheel base of 124.6 inches. With the seats in place the BMW offers 14 cubic feet of cargo space and the Mercedes Benz offers 16.3 cubic feet.
