2012 Mercedes-Benz M Class – ML350 4MATIC

• Vehicle type: Four-door (plus liftgate), five-passenger sport-utility vehicle
• Chassis: Steel unibody
• Engine: 60-degree V6
• Valve arrangement: Four valves per cylinder
• Valvetrain: Double overhead camshaft per cylinder bank; duplex chain-driven
• Displacement (cc): 3,498
• Bore (in.): 3.66
• Stroke (in.): 3.39
• Compression ratio: 12.0:1
• Horsepower @ rpm: 302 @ 6,500
• Torque (lb-ft.) @ rpm: 273 @ 3,500 – 5,250
• Intake system
  Max. engine speed (rpm)

• Seven-speed automatic
• Shift controls: Direct Select
• Gear ratios
• Automatic
• 1
  4.38:1
• 2
  2.86:1
• 3
  1.92:1
• 4
  1.37:1
• 5
  1.00:1
• 6
  0.82:1
• 7
  0.73:1
• R
  – 3.42:1
• R2 "comfort mode"
• – 2.23:1
• Final drive
  3.67:1

Stability control

• ESP stability control
• Suspension: Four-wheel independent
  front: Independent double wishbone; antidive geometry; stabilizer bar
  rear: Independent 4-arm multilink; geometry for antisquat and alignment control; stabilizer bar
• Steering
• Electro-mechanical rack-and-pinion steering with constant power assist
• Turning radius (ft.)
  38.7
  Wheels (in.)
  front 8 X 19 rear 8 X 19
• Tires
  front 255 / 50 R19 rear 255 / 50 R19
• Brakes: Dual circuit power-assist 4-wheel disc
• Disc diameter (in./mm)
  front 13.0 / 330 (ventilated) rear 12.8 / 325 (solid)
• Disc thickness (in./mm)
  front 1.3 / 32 rear 0.6 / 14

Performance

• 7.3 (est.)

• 130

• 17/22/19