norb

http://www.benzworld.org/news/news.asp?id=257


This is the first intor of the new line of engines that MB will be switching to. Highlights: 4V/Cylinder, Direct Inject, Variable Valve Timing. Can you imagine this with a Kompressor on top. Wow.

MBE55AMG

Very informative! Thanks for the link!

bmms8

dont toyotas have the same thing except for direct injection?

C280Sportster

3.5 liter w/ 272 HP...wow. Thats more than a C36 motor I believe.

Notice, MB is going back back to 4 valves, nice, I want one.

Pbglas

Isn't that the G35 level?

E55 KEV

It is about time MBZ is upgraded the HP numbers. That 3.2 with 215 - 221 HP is not enough for todays market. 272 HP in a C-Class is good power.

norb

Hey I can't buy an MB with a Toyota engine so this is good news!

ajayz

I bet it's gonna be one niiice engine.

monty

now i am confused. so when the new slk will be available and i guess one of the models available will be called SLK 350.
the sl 350, s350 will have a different engine which is currently 3.7litres and 3 valves per cylinder.
do u think they will replace with the new engine in the SL and S class as well

E55 KEV

Eventually all MB will have the new engines. I speculate that MBZ called the 3.7 liter engine cars S350 instead of S370 because people will not like the idea of going backwards from a S370 to a S350 and so on. Just like they named the 1.8 liter cars C230 when the engine was downsized from 2.3 to 1.8.

norb

Yes every V6 and V8 and V12 will be the new technology. MB makes all these engines on the same line, ever wonder why the V6 angle is the same as the V8's? So they can make them on the same line. Of course MB chose the 90degree V angle to optimize smoothness for the V8. For a V6 it should be 60 degrees.

dNA3D

Only reason why they went with 3 valves was due to tighter emissions control. With their 4-valve cylinder design back then, they wouldn't have been allowed to sell their cars in a lot of countries.

Kinna odd how MB had to cut down the number of valves while Audi increased the number of valves their cars had (5-valves per cylinder) during the same time....

moebisgold

More than the 95 US spec C36 @268 but less than the last Euro spec at @ 280.
http://mercedes-amg.tripod.com/amgcars.htm
I am sure the economy and emissions don't come close to the 3.5L V6.