Ted Baldwin

............page 28 of Evo magazine has an article about this. They quoted Volker Mornhinger said to be the head of AMG division. He stated categorically that there WILL be twin turbo 6.3L V8 begining in 2008 with the new CL. The car will make between 600 and 650HP. A further modified version of this will be used in the future Zonda

.............further AMG will develop even more radical cars called "Club Sport" versions.

Ted

2MANYCARS

Twin turbo is nice, question is, what kind of turbo are they using? KKK or Garrett? More importantly, is it going to be internally or externally gated?

RossN

Nice.....

To see the TT setup in the E Class has to be a no-brainer from a performance aficionados point of view. Will AMG and DaimlerChrysler see it that was as well? If DC is following these forums, please make it happen.

Jrocket

When it hits the E class,then it will be time for me to buy.Until then I'll stick with my E55.

whoover

Either that's a replacement for the 65 or AMG will have to up the ante on the S/CL/SL65 to at least 700 to 750 HP. If the HP wars in fact rage on, the V-12s will have to be 73s and MB will need a 1000 ft-lb transmission. Either that or they drop the 65s.

stevebez

Looks like UK "Car" mag had the inside track ...

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...t=hammer+turbo

Hammer II for the Zonda .... lurvely....

whoover

Indeed. It's looking more and more like the V-12s are history, at least in AMG models. Saying the Zonda will move to the V-8 is as much as saying so. Perhaps Mercedes will keep successors to the 600 models for the ultimate smoothness of a V-12 in top-end luxury. But it's not clear that the twin-turbo V-12s will be worth maintaining in any form if these twin-turbo V-8s realize this potential.

Jakpro1

Well well well Mr ClayJ....looks like the wet dreams seem to be taking on some hints of reality.

MB Fanatic

Damn AMG needs to get this sucker out quicker so I have a reason to keep the E55 a bit longer. These costly upgrades are taking a toll on my pocket book. But we must upgrade to shut the M5/M6 guys up and whatever Lexus is cooking over in Japan.

Bipasha493

hey that rhymes

Jrocket

I do some rapping when Britney lets me out of the house.


I bet if the sales are down on the E63,they will be forced to make them TT or go back to the Kompressor.Thats the best part of the E55 is the power and the availability to mod it for a decent price.

2MANYCARS

I doubt the sales would be down on the 63s, because there's hype that newer is better.

I put my name down for a SLK63, and it will be the fourth benz we have in the household. To be honest, I am actually looking forward to its arrival, because this is a solely AMG developed engine, engineered and built, and I am quite sure with a set of cams and valvetrain upgrades along with a reflash, the car would gain another 50hp at least, that's about what members here spent 20k on the 55s to be at the 63's wheel hp level.

IanSL55

You'll probably be sticking with it for a long time. I doubt that engine will ever find its way into the E class.

~ Ian