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Report: Mercedes-AMG Will Not Bring Back V8 Engines

The Truth About Cars

Earlier in the month, reports were circulating that Mercedes-AMG would be re-instituting V8 power for its high-performance variants of the C and E-Class. & According to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport , sources from within the company have denied suggestions that larger engines would be returning to the AMG C and E63.

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Mercedes-AMG EQE53 4matic+ review

EV Central

Firstly, the Mercedes-AMG EQE53 is as ferociously quick as the company’s ICE-powered super-sedan equivalent, the famously fire-breathing E63 S, which uses a twin-turbo V8 to do its thing. We’re nearing ski-resort altitude on the winding road, and the EQE53 is doing amazing things. Mercedes-Benz EQE53 4Matic+.

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2024 Lamborghini Revuelto PHEV review: the green way to enjoy a $1million screaming Italian V12?

EV Central

Could it be that plug-in hybrid tech works better in a $1 million supercar than any SUV, sedan or wagon costing one-tenth as much? litre V12 engine behind its two-seat cabin and three electric motors, the carbon-fibre bodied Revuelto is faster, more powerful, and more fuel efficient than the non-hybrid Aventador it replaces.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Alpha Ace Coupe – imagine a full-sized Aussie Racing Car but with an electric motor instead of a bike engine. Aston Martin Valhalla – AMG V8 engine heavily tweaked by Aston Martin topped off with two electric motors. V12 engine meets electric power for F1 pace. Audi RS e-Tron GT. Soon, apparently.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

The day was split between a morning session at the GM tech center in Warren and an afternoon session at the GM proving grounds in Milford, MI. Byran Nesbitt, Cadillac’s general manager, added that “ Dedicated resources, studio and engineering, allows us to nurture and build the brand identity. ”. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

A distance of 923 km using DC fast charging infrastructure. We then went on to do a slow charge upto 100%. We had to charge it to 100 percent - and decided that we will come down after an hour to switch off the connection. There was a power outage at 2145 hrs and the charging stopped. So it takes about 15 minutes.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. Why pay $40K for a GM volt… which will look nothing more than a Malibu anyway and only get 40 miles before the gasoline engine kicks in. Still, the word from on high is that the Volt will make it to the finish line. Volt will survive and prosper,” G.M.’s

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