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Power generation; VW’s world
Next year’s facelift of Mercedes-Benz’s flagship S-Class limousine will usher in a new range of V8
Next year’s facelift of Mercedes-Benz’s flagship S-Class limousine will usher in a new range of V8, in-line six-cylinder and four-cylinder engines. A modular range of petrol and diesel engines is set to sprinkle throughout the range. Based around modular 500cc single-cylinder architecture, the engines will all use turbocharging and will range from in-line fours to in-line sixes and an AMG-developed 4.0l biturbo V8. The all-new engines will include a 2.0l, four-cylinder turbodiesel, a 3.0l turbodiesel, a twin-scroll four-cylinder petrol engine and an in-line turbocharged petrol-powered six-cylinder engine, with the M176 V8. VW’s world Scandal-hit Volkswagen is betting big on its US-built Atlas SUV to carry it back to credibility in North America. Actually, it’s betting big by making its Atlas the biggest SUV it has made yet. Fitting above the new mid-sized Tiguan and the full-sized Touareg SUVs, the seven-seat Atlas is being touted as an American Volkswagen, designed by Americans, fo...
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