The AMG arm of Mercedes-Benz introduced its latest engine here today at its headquarters in Affalterbach, Germany. The new engine is a 5.5-liter direct injection twin-turbo V8 and it will eventually replace the current 6.2-liter normally-aspirated V8 throughout the lineup. AMG vehicles equipped with the new engine will still be referred to as “63s” though because Mercedes likes the sound of it. (more…)
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- Efficient full hybrid allows purely electric driving
- Driving pleasure and efficiency thanks to 150 kW diesel engine combined with 15 kW electric motor
- Fuel consumption 4.1 litres per 100 kilometres, CO2 emissions 109 grams per kilometre
- Sophisticated operation strategy with start/stop and “sail” functions (more…)
- 1926: debut of Mercedes-Benz Kompressor cars on the racetrack
- Impressive vehicles dubbed ‘white elephants’
- Victory in Mille Miglia 1931 as the first non-Italian winner (more…)
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- 1894: Daimler engines take 1st to 4th place in the world’s first car race
- Epoch-making Grand Prix victories in 1908 and 1914
- Supercharger era begins in 1922 (more…)
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Efficiency paired with elegance: Pioneering upper-range sedan with “green” technology and avant-garde design (more…)




