Mercedes-Benz to discontinuing using V12 engines

Muamer Hodzic December 1, 2008

Our beloved friends over at AutoBild are reporting that Mercedes-Benz is considering discontinuing the production of the V12 engine. The current CL 600, SL 600, CL 65 AMG and S 65 AMG still use the 12 cylinder engine, but in the next few years, the switch will be made to the V8 twin-turbo engines. While you might have your doubts about the V8 and its power compared to a V12, Mercedes promises that the V8 twin-turbo will be more compact and lighter, adding less weight to the car, producing similar if not better performance with its twin-turbos compared to the V12. Let’s see what the engineers in Stuttgart come up with, it better be good!