Finally, M-B is upgrading engines to direct injection and more. The recent China auto show showing of the CLS wagon hints at powertrains that are sure to make it into most models over the next few years:

From Autoweek:

The Shooting Break also provides the first official clues to the new range of V6 and V8 gasoline engines to be unveiled in August in the facelifted CL, or S-class Coupe as the big two-door will renamed. Developed under the internal title MOVE, the modular 60-degree units use low-pressure turbocharging and piezo-controlled direct injection for improved lean-burn combustion and heat management, along with a claimed 25 percent cut in fuel consumption and emissions from Mercedes-Benz's existing naturally aspirated V6 and V8 engines.

The unit fitted to the Shooting Break is a 3.5-liter V6 rated at 306 hp. It is among two gasoline engines Mercedes-Benz plans to make available in the CLS sedan. The other is a new 4.6-liter V8 with the same twin-turbocharged and direct-injection developments for a claimed 435 hp. They will be joined by a twin-turbocharged 2.1-liter four-cylinder common-rail diesel rated at 204 hp and a turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 diesel making 231 hp.

All engines will be mated to an upgraded version of Mercedes-Benz's 7G-tronic seven-speed automatic transmission, modified to include a stop/start function. Further fuel-saving technology includes brake-energy regeneration and an alternator that decouples during acceleration to lessen the drag on the engine.

Also planned is a range-topping CLS63 AMG performance flagship running Mercedes-Benz's new turbocharged 5.5-liter V8. Set to replace the existing naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V8, it kicks out 544 hp--an increase of 30 hp above today's model. An even more powerful version of the same engine will be offered as part of a so-called performance package upgrade, with 571 hp.

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