Official: Mercedes-Benz Details Of The New Variable Displacement V8 SLK55 AMG For

Balancing energy and the economy is a difficult subject, especially for Mercedes-Benz and its in-house performance division, AMG. On the one hand, improved customer awareness fuel economy and lower emissions. But on the other by AMG, what customers really want is pure, pure muscle.

The bottom line is that the dichotomy is expected to be the exclusive use of turbochargers on the full range AMG, so that the German automaker to reduce engine size while increasing production. But until Affalterbach found another solution: cylinder deactivation.

The latest AMG engine, labeled M152 is based on the M157 engine near having the powers of the new CL63 AMG and its four-door counterpart, the S63 AMG. What makes this different engine, the first is the elimination of double turbo. It also allows the use of a new air intake, cylinder heads, valve actuation, fuel system, engine block and, above all, a cylinder Formula One-off home, so it works - if so chosen - four-piston conditions Not required eight. Click the jump to continue reading.