A different angle to the 6.2 vs 6.3
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A different angle to the 6.2 vs 6.3
I know this was discussed here, but I'm tired, worked all morning to prep the cars for state inspection and don't have the energy to do a search and then choose which tread to revive, bases on how "not too old" it is.
So, I am at Barns and Noble reading the EVO magazine.
There's a nice article about the CLK63 AMG Black Series, by John Barker.
In it, John states:
"But mathematically the new 6208 engine was a 6.2 litre, which bothered some. Why hadn't Ramler given it at least another 42cc so that it would round up to 6.3 litres? The answer is that German authorities tax cars on every 100cc OR PART THEREOF, so to them, and AMG, 6208cc is rated at 6.3 litres."
The litres business is probably British English.
Just wanted to share, made sense to me.
So, I am at Barns and Noble reading the EVO magazine.
There's a nice article about the CLK63 AMG Black Series, by John Barker.
In it, John states:
"But mathematically the new 6208 engine was a 6.2 litre, which bothered some. Why hadn't Ramler given it at least another 42cc so that it would round up to 6.3 litres? The answer is that German authorities tax cars on every 100cc OR PART THEREOF, so to them, and AMG, 6208cc is rated at 6.3 litres."
The litres business is probably British English.
Just wanted to share, made sense to me.
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2013 C63 P31
I know this was discussed here, but I'm tired, worked all morning to prep the cars for state inspection and don't have the energy to do a search and then choose which tread to revive, bases on how "not too old" it is.
So, I am at Barns and Noble reading the EVO magazine.
There's a nice article about the CLK63 AMG Black Series, by John Barker.
In it, John states:
"But mathematically the new 6208 engine was a 6.2 litre, which bothered some. Why hadn't Ramler given it at least another 42cc so that it would round up to 6.3 litres? The answer is that German authorities tax cars on every 100cc OR PART THEREOF, so to them, and AMG, 6208cc is rated at 6.3 litres."
The litres business is probably British English.
Just wanted to share, made sense to me.
So, I am at Barns and Noble reading the EVO magazine.
There's a nice article about the CLK63 AMG Black Series, by John Barker.
In it, John states:
"But mathematically the new 6208 engine was a 6.2 litre, which bothered some. Why hadn't Ramler given it at least another 42cc so that it would round up to 6.3 litres? The answer is that German authorities tax cars on every 100cc OR PART THEREOF, so to them, and AMG, 6208cc is rated at 6.3 litres."
The litres business is probably British English.
Just wanted to share, made sense to me.
The tax on displacement is only for vehicles registered prior to June 30 2009, after that it is based on co2 emissions.
If you use Ceiling rounding, 6208cc converted to Litres would be 6.3 so there is an obscure mathematical way to actually make is a true 6.3L
