Mercedes-Benz ML550 tagged posts

If you follows Mercedes-Benz news, you may have already known that for the 2015 model year, there is no more “550” model for the E-class and M-class. Also gone with the E550/ML550 will be the 4.6L twin-turbo V8 engine. The replacement for the E550 and ML550 will be the E400 and ML400, respectively.

The E400 and ML400 will be powered by a 3.0L twin-turbo V6 engine, good for 329 hp and 354 lb-ft of torque. For the output numbers, this is a downgrade. For your reference, the V8 on the E550/ML550 has 402 hp and 443 lb-ft of torque.

Not only the 2015 E400/ML400 has lower power output than the 2014 E550/ML550, but the ML400 is even more expensive than the ML550...

Just like the E550 will be removed from Mercedes-Benz’s 2015 catalog, the same fate falls on the ML550 too.

The current ML550 is equipped with a twin-turbo V8 engine, good for 402hp and 443 lb-ft of torque. For the 2015 model year, only the ML63AMG will retain a V8 engine, the rest of the ML-class lineup will be equipped with several solely V6 engines.

The one on the ML400 (which replaces the ML550) will have the same engine in the 2015 C400, which is a 3.0L twin-turbo V6 with 329hp and 354 lb-ft of torque. Talking about power output, obviously this is a step down from the ML550; but the upside is better fuel efficiency and higher mpg.

Other changes will be the removal o...