Scorched Soul

Hey all,

I was just wondering about 4matic. No one seems to have made a big deal out of it, I was just wondering how good is it? Does it make much difference to traction and handling of the s-class? Is it something which is pretty much unneeded unless you live in alaska?

IluvS500

It is supposed to work pretty well. I know that here it is somewhat common, if you have a vacation place up in wisconsin and like to go up in the winter i know its handy. Lots of hills. In the winter its best to bring something with 4wd. I have never heard anything bad about 4matic. One of the best im sure

Mr.PS

Its not really intended for off road use obviously but it does get better traction then 2wd cars with proper tires and driving you should have a big advantage over regular 2wd seadans in the snow and wet.

Scorched Soul

Oh ok, thanks for the replies guys. For some reason I thought that 4matic had some downsides to it, like a lot of extra weight or some handling penalties. I'm not sure why, but it seems like MB did good.

IluvS500

From what ive read, it has virtually no effect on the cars performance, as it weighs no more than 200 lbs.

boltonblue

Probably the best thing I can say about about the 4matic is you never notice that it is there. It doesn't matter if it's 8 inches of snow, just lift the ride hieght and go. My drive is a 1/4 mile long and uphill ( about 80 feet of grade) all the way. Last winter we just drove out. period. no drama, no slipping, nothing. and that's with stock all seasons on it.

AMG4ever

Last winter i rode in an S430 4matic through five inches of snow and black ice, and it worked extremely well!

FazTaz

Peforms awesome in the snow. Last winter our Porsche got stuck in the snow. We hooked up a chain to the 4-matic rear and the porsche front and towed the damn thing home =P