mrtesting

"Mercedes-Benz' in-house tuning arm, AMG, has announced the horsepower wars are over, and the automaker is gearing up to implement a new range of technologies that will help reduce fuel consumption by 2012.

According to AutoTelegraaf, M-B will introduce start-stop technology on AMG models as early as next year, along with launching a direct-injection system based of the second-generation currently employed on the C350 CGI BlueEfficiency. The automaker has set an internal goal of reducing fuel consumption across its line-up by 30% in the next three years. While diesels and new engine technologies will go a long way to achieving that goal, Mercedes plans to begin reducing the weight of its vehicles through the use of more composite materials and other weight-saving assembly procedures."

A very interesting article I must say.. the only part that made me frown a bit was "...through the use of more composite materials and other weight-saving assembly procedures."

I just hope it doesn't mean even more cheaply made automobiles.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/05/s...els-next-year/

peet

mmm... plastic cars with motors that turn off every stoplight. Just what will reinvigorate the sagging new car sales!

Can't wait! (NOT)

Eurosport

+1

W204+M156

Glad I got an AMG while they were still cool.

mthis

+1

peet

Wooohooo We'll have the cars that the Max Max generation will put cage bars, machine guns and all that other road fighting gear on when civilization degrades to cave-man status.

The last great mega displacement, all steel cars. Long live the heavy big motors!

MHP

About the only good news I see is the possibility of DI on a 6.2.

AMGC60-3

Big time +1

GBlansten

I don't think I would interested in a start/stop AMG car.

Last Emperor

less fuel consumption on an AMG?!??!

that makes no sense

Danny_Boy

Pretty sure none of us AMG owners cares about fuel consumption, considering we all got C63's that get like 11 miles to the gallon.