Mercedes-AMG will refuse V12

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz in the foreseeable future, intends to stop the use of 12-cylinder engines in their "charged" cars. About this informed the head of Mercedes-AMG Tobias Moers.

According to the top Manager, the demand for a car with a V12 units available, but in the future refinement of these machines can cause high costs. Priority Moers called the development of a hybrid 8-cylinder installations. They will become more economical and more powerful, which will reduce the number of harmful emissions into the atmosphere.

There is a possibility that by 2020 V12 engines will be removed in the sedan Mercedes-AMG S65 and Roadster Mercedes-AMG SL65. Such a motor will leave only under the hood of the sedan Mercedes-Maybach S650. Informed refusal 12-cylinder motors, said the company's Audi and BMW, as these power plants increasingly difficult to fit into the framework of existing environmental regulations.

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