Mercedes AMG No Diesel Like BMW M. Ola Kallenius, boss of
AMG, told that no model of AutoCar Diesel was the order of the day. A decision that could change if diesel BMW M models met a huge success.
While gasoline prices reach everywhere in Europe and particularly in France summits, the Department AMG from Mercedes is always not to give in to the song of the sirens of the fuel oil as recently BMW M.
According to the pattern of
Mercedes AMG, Ola Kallenius, the development of a very powerful Diesel turbo block would many compromise for the productions of the branch high performance from the manufacturer at the star.
Citing the example of the last
5.5 V8 biturbo, the number one to explains that “
The most efficient gasoline engines technology converges to that of the Diesel. Direct injection, downsizing and turbocharging make their effect“.
Despite this interchangeability, Mercedes AMG is for the moment not intend to move to Diesel. “
Gasoline engines continue to have many advantages in sound, weight and nervousness” adds Ola Kallenius. Diesel fuel is therefore not about arrive in AMG.