#NAIAS
A month ago Dr. Thomas Weber, member of the board at Daimler AG Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars Development, told Inside Line that the current 6.2-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine that powers all AMG cars will be replaced by a twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8 starting late next year.
And that is still true, except in the case of the company's new SLS AMG supercar. In an interview yesterday during the Detroit auto show, Dr. Weber told Inside Line that the SLS will keep the naturally aspirated V8 for several more years.
According to Weber, the engine's packaging specs are so unique in the SLS that the switch doesn't make economic sense until the rest of the Mercedes fleet has switched to the turbo V8. The rollout of the new engine is expected to take at least two model years.
estreka says:
09:19 AM, 01/12/10
I'm just fine with a 6.2L Gullwing.