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01-14-2009, 10:10 AM
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AMG Boss: "The horsepower wars are over."
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sports/GTs, Etc., Green, I.C.E., Tech, Mercedes-Benz
 Click above for a high-res image gallery of the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series That's the way it goes with fashion: it's on the runway in Paris in March and in a bucket at Big Lots by September. Mercedes-Benz' in-house tuning arm, AMG, has decided to turn with the popular tide and call time on horsepower brinkmanship, with the division boss saying, "We are going to use other ways to extract better performance, including weight saving, engine optimization and alternative technologies." What's the new fashion? Getting the most out of the least. AMG is going to do that by losing weight, installing tech like the SL63 AMG's wet clutch gearbox on the coming E63 AMG, and possibly re-engineering Mercedes' diesel, hybrid, and four-cylinder engines for AMG duty. Not too long ago, imagining an A-Class AMG would have been beyond comprehension, but this is the future. We just hope everyone has thought through the consequences: with the reins being pulled on increasingly powerful motors, this is going to put a lot of horses out of work. And that makes the possibility of an equine industry bailout something we can't rule out... [Source: Autocar]AMG Boss: "The horsepower wars are over." originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments More...  01-14-2009 10:59 AM 
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01-14-2009, 01:41 PM
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Say it aint so...
I want a hybrid A Class AMG - yeah right!  Listen to the thunder of it's silent electric motors...
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01-14-2009, 05:43 PM
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It comes with a premium sound system and a CD of engine reving sound effects.
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01-14-2009, 05:44 PM
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AMG AE (AMG Audio Effects . . . )
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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century OBK #55 1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles 2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles 2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles
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01-14-2009, 07:03 PM
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I wonder if this has anything to do with the $37 million fine from CAFE.
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01-14-2009, 09:05 PM
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EVERYBODY is feeling the pinch, financially, these days . . . .
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01-15-2009, 03:25 AM
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I want my Diesel CLS..... Please.....
It would be cooler if AMG played with the engine... 450hp, and 30mpgs....  Or even Kleeman, they do diesel tuning too.
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