Mercedes-AMG Will Not Make a Six-Cylinder any Time Soon
06-11-2014, 05:15 PM
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Mercedes-AMG Will Not Make a Six-Cylinder any Time Soon
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.
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.
06-11-2014, 11:09 PM
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It's kind of funny to read that commentary almost pretending like the 4 cylinder 2.0 turbo engine in the CLA/GLA/A45 AMG doesn't exist.
06-11-2014, 11:55 PM
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Well this article makes sense to me. The CLA AMG purpose is to draw in a a new crowd who will eventually/hopefully graduate to a full on AMG cars down the road. AMG trademark are big displacement motors. The day I can step up to an C63 or E63, I absolutely want it to have a V8 engine. Til then I'll be happy with the fuel efficient, pocket rocket CLA 45.
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06-12-2014, 03:02 PM
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I count five...but even if you only want to count one then you should count the one that is applicable to the title of this thread.
"I don't actually see a six-cylinder for our AMG models in the Mercedes-Benz portfolio at the moment."
Reading is fundamental!
"I don't actually see a six-cylinder for our AMG models in the Mercedes-Benz portfolio at the moment."
Reading is fundamental!
06-12-2014, 06:12 PM
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OK fine ONE PARAGRAPH in the article is attributed to Moer's - my bad. The majority is still just a Journalist's take.
I found the leap too far from:
Moer's "I don't actually see a six-cylinder for our AMG models in the Mercedes-Benz portfolio at the moment." (We know that -it's a fact)
to Oagana's forward looking "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."
Can we rename this thread AMG not making a 6-cylinder at the moment?
