Model Year | 2014 | 2006 | |
Model | BMW 3-Series | Mercedes-Benz S-Class | |
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Drivetrain | |||
Body | 4dr Sedan | 4dr Sedan | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 2,809 mm | 2,964 mm | 0 mm |
Length | 4,636 mm | 5,042 mm | -1 mm |
Width | 1,811 mm | 1,854 mm | 0 mm |
Height | 1,430 mm | 1,453 mm | 0 mm |
Curb Weight | 1,547 kg | 1,805 kg | 0 kg |
Fuel Capacity | 60 L | 87 L | -27 L |
Headroom, Row 1 | 1,024 mm | 955 mm | -954 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,400 mm | 1,504 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 0 mm | 1,521 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 1 | 1,067 mm | 1,049 mm | 0 mm |
Headroom, Row 2 | 958 mm | 975 mm | -17 mm |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,400 mm | 1,481 mm | 0 mm |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 0 mm | 1,509 mm | -1 mm |
Legroom, Row 2 | 892 mm | 904 mm | -12 mm |
Total Legroom | 1,958 mm (over 2 rows) | 1,953 mm (over 2 rows) | 0 mm |
Cargo Volume | 368 L | 436 L | -68 L |
2014 BMW 3-Series Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2014 | The BMW 3-Series used to be tight inside, but it has grown with each redesign, especially the most recent one. The rear seat of the current sedan isn't nearly as roomy as that in the related 3-Series Gran Turismo hatchback. But it offers considerably more rear legroom than direct competitors like the Audi A4, Cadillac ATS, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. In fact, combined front and rear legroom is the same as in the one size-class up, ten-inch-longer Mercedes E-Class. (You do get a half-inch more rear headroom and nearly two inches more rear shoulder room in the Benz.) Beyond the specs, the BMW's rear seat is comfortably high off the floor, a rarity in the age of sedans with plunging coupe-like roof lines. see full BMW 3-Series review |
None of our members have yet commented on the seat room and comfort of the 2014 BMW 3-Series.
2006 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2007 | 4dr Sedan, ext. 382-horsepower 5.5L V8 7-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
Leg room for tall passengers see full Mercedes-Benz S-Class review |
2007 | 4dr Sedan, ext. 382-horsepower 5.5L V8 7-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
You can adjust the "multicontour" front seats as follows: height, seat angle, back angle, seat cushion length, seat cushion side bolsters, seat back bolsters, lumbar (both vertically and how much pressure),as well as shoulder support, seat firmness,& more see full Mercedes-Benz S-Class review |
2007 | 4dr Sedan turbocharged 232hp 3.0L V6 Diesel 7-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
Huge, soft reclining chair see full Mercedes-Benz S-Class review |
2007 | 4dr Sedan, ext. 382-horsepower 5.5L V8 7-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
Really like the fact that you could recline in the back seats without disturbing the front occupants. see full Mercedes-Benz S-Class review |
2007 | 4dr Sedan, ext. 382-horsepower 5.5L V8 7-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
My wife refers to it as a sofa on wheels, my daughter sprawls out in the cavernous back seat. I just love the way it drives. see full Mercedes-Benz S-Class review |
2007 | 0 | All our family are over 6 foot and there is plenty of room all round. see full Mercedes-Benz S-Class review |