AMG boss: ''Horsepower war is over''......

[AndyBG]

bla, bla, bla...

http://www.leftlanenews.com/amg-boss-says-horsepower-war-is-over.html

[The RS6]

Because they lost :bye2: :hihi: :D :dig:

[Daniel]

they lost the war and set up a flag of truce !!!!!

[Erik]

They have done it before, and the released the SL65 V12 twin-turbo...

[itisme]

Mercedes AMG Boss: The horsepower wars are over
Mercedes' performance divisions says it will focus on weight reduction and engine optimization to boost performance
by Alex Ricciuti
January 15, 2009 5:16 PM
Filed Under: German, Mercedes-Benz, Supercars

"The horsepower war is over," declares Volker Mornhinweg, head of Mercedes-Benz's performance division AMG.

AMG says that it will now focus on a lower emissions strategy for all future models. Mornhinweg says the tuner will pursue technologies that create improved performance and economy by reducing curb weight and optimizing engines and transmissions.

As an example, Mornhinweg announced that the new Mercedes E63 AMG, set to make its debut later this year, will be lighter than the previous model and will come with a manual "wet-clutch" gearbox for better fuel economy.

Mornhinweg says that the company is looking to produce a smaller model too. Musing that the tuner was looking to take on the upcoming Mercedes A Class and turn it into an AMG coupe in a performance version of Mercedes-Benz's entry-level model.

AMG, according to Mornhinweg, is also looking at diesels, hybrids and 4-cylinder gasoline engines to introduced into its high-performance Mercedes-Benz variants.

So, AMG is going green and unilaterally invoking a cease-fire on the horsepower wars. Now, someone should tell BMW and Audi

what a ridiculous article!

[RXBG]

audi was never really in them. they were always on the aluminum track. and noted this at the time AMG said they were going with the "wars" a couple of years ago. now they'll have to play catch up. i wouldn't be surprised if the next RS4/5 are significantly lighter......

[Erik]

Merged two threads.

[Ruergard]

I find this interesting, if the weight goes down that is a way to sort the performance part anyway. Better for all... Waiting for Audi and BMW to reply.

But you can't go away from the fact that it's very, very cool to have a estate-car with a biturbo V10 pumping 580hp.... :deal: