unr1

And does it differ between the 4matic and RWD versions?

michael61

Not according to Edmunds.com and Google.

36.9'

CarolinaBluetec

36.9 ft all models. Get an owners manual from MB online in PDF.

hyperion667

that funny, back when I was testing MB cars that was one of the salesman's points: about the turning radius

unr1

my previous car was an Acura TL (2008) and the turning radius was horrendous.

Munich77

Low speed turning in this car is perfect. I had a 2008 BMW 535 and my wife's 2008 E350 is so much easier to maneuver in a garage - that is despite there not being too much of a difference turning radius wise. The car is great.

pamiboy

Is that value the true "radius" or the "diameter" of the turning circle. It is very difficult to find the arbitrary center point of the circle to truly measure the radius. It sounds intuitive but the terminology may be confusing. Some people just call it just "turning circle".

belarus27

my e550 requires more room than my e60 545 , id say 1ft or a lil bit more of a difference

CarolinaBluetec

The turning radius of a vehicle is the radius of the smallest circular turn (i.e. U-turn) that the vehicle is capable of making.

pamiboy

So you mean to say that for the E class to make a U turn you need a road that is at least 73.8' wide ?

KEY08

I am sorry, but I will have to ask for your GED certificate pamiboy.... LOL

pamiboy

What's a GED?

CarolinaBluetec

If you had one you would know.

Arrie

Well,


I have a b it hard time to believe that number. I can make a U-turn with my E550 from left lane to left lane, i.e. curb side to curb side when there is a divider between the lines llike 15 ft wide.


I would think the turning radius is something like 22 - 24 ft measured from the outer front wheel track. No way 37 ft.

CarolinaBluetec

The MB owners manual says 36.9 ft if you would take time to read it.

DerekACS

Yes, that is correct. However, I think some members are confused by the difference in the terms "turning radius" and "turning circle".

The minimum diameter of the "turning circle" is 36.9 ft.; turning radius should equal 1/2 of the circle.

Also, there is no difference in turning circle between W212 4Matic and RWD models.

KEY08

Yes, it is a turning CIRCLE. The entire circle that would be inscribed from end to end. You can call it Diameter if you want, but that total distance is the 36.9 ft.

CarolinaBluetec

The turning radius of a vehicle is the radius of the smallest circular turn (i.e. U-turn) that the vehicle is capable of making. The term turning radius is a technical term that has become popular automotive jargon. In the jargon sense, it is commonly used to mean the full diameter of the smallest circle, but in technical usage the turning radius still is used to denote the radius. The less ambiguous term turning circle avoids the mistaken jargon use of the word 'radius' . As an example, Motor Trend refers to a curb-to-curb turning circle of a 2008 Cadillac CTS as 35.5 feet (10.82 m). But the terminology is not yet settled. The AutoChannel.com refers to turning radius of the same car as 35.5 feet (10.82 m). It is often used as a generalized term rather than a numerical figure. For example, a vehicle with a very small turning circle may be described as having a "tight turning radius".

unr1

haha damn. You must be fun to hang out with.

Arrie

Well, all I can say you go by the manual and I go by the car I have.


36.9 ft equals to 4 lanes width. My car can do the turn in way less than that.

KEY08

If you approach a U-Turn with the car already at an angle less than parallel to the road(which is what I do) you will make the turn in considerably less distance because you have changed the turning circle orientation to the roadway. The turning circle is still 36.9 ' and that is indisputable.

CarolinaBluetec

Some people think so,especially when I pick up the bar tab

Arrie

Yes, turning circle probably is that but at the beginning it was claimed that this is the turning radius. It is 100% difference between these two.

KEY08

That is correct. It is not the radius. That would be ridiculous.

thefisch

36'9" is pretty good considering the smaller sedans can pull it off in 32-35.
http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/t...-for-2014.html