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      06-11-2014, 04:21 PM   #1
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Mercedes-AMG Will Not Make a Six-Cylinder any Time Soon

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With the advent of hybrid sports cars or even hypercars such as the current three kings of power from Porsche, McLaren and Ferrari, it would seem that we are heading into an era where V8 and V12-delivered performance will be a thing of the past.

Almost everyone is adding turbochargers and adjacent electric motors to their engines, apart from cutting from the cylinder displacement or the number of cylinders altogether.

Well, guess who is not going to do all that so soon: the nutty engineers from Affalterbach, also known as Mercedes-AMG GmbH, or creators of encapsulated thunder on wheels.

This information comes directly from Tobias Moers, the Big Kahuna at AMG, who recently said that there will not be six-cylinder engine in their lineup any time soon.

“The V8 – that's AMG. That's what we stand for, and we will continue to improve from there. […] And there is still a special group of customers who love the V12. For that reason, this product will continue to be in the lineup as well.[...] I don't actually see a six-cylinder for our AMG models in the Mercedes-Benz portfolio at the moment.” Moers recently said.

All the tree-huggers out there shouldn't jump to early conclusions from the above statement though, as the upcoming M177 and M178 family of twin-turbocharged V8 powerplants is said to use the same amount of fuel as a naturally-aspirated V6 from a few years ago, while also being paired with efficiency measures such as a stop/start system.

We will first experience the M178 variant on the upcoming Mercedes-AMG GT (C190), while the M177 version will power the next C 63 AMG W205. In other words, the specific V8 roar from larger AMG models is here to stay for the time being, with no six-cylinder engine to take its place any time soon.

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/me...oon-82424.html
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Funny to act all egalitarian about V8's, while busy making a four cylinder too. Not that it isn't an impressive motor, it just negates all of their hyperbole about sixes.
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Funny to act all egalitarian about V8's, while busy making a four cylinder too. Not that it isn't an impressive motor, it just negates all of their hyperbole about sixes.
Yep
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Funny to act all egalitarian about V8's, while busy making a four cylinder too. Not that it isn't an impressive motor, it just negates all of their hyperbole about sixes.
I agree. A FI six cylinder will seriously cannibalize their V8 sales.
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2JZ, RB24/25/26, VR38DETT, VG30DETT, N54...not sure what the basis for their stance on this but to each his own. We know what can be done with blown 6 cylinders.
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They're just trying to act superior to the F8x, all while building some great taxis.
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They're just trying to act superior to the F8x, all while building some great taxis.
At least it won't sound like a lawn mower.
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