With electric motors becoming more and more popular, the possibility that thumping eight-cylinder engines are about to disappear from the market has become the biggest question in mind. Although electric motors are getting stronger day by day and offer longer range, the signal that fossil fuel-powered engines will continue to be used for a while came from Mercedes.
Asked about whether V8 engines have a future, the AMG president told Road and Track: “I think it has a future. We will continue to see V8s for the next ten years, that’s for sure. We have customers who love their cars, and they’ve been around for a long time.” I think we will have customers who will continue to buy for a long time. There is a great demand for these vehicles all over the world.”
AMG will not develop a new generation of V8
While AMG won’t be developing a next-gen V8 engine, engineers are finding ways to update the existing powertrain. The improvements are not limited to this; The internal combustion engine is updated to be a central part of the plug-in hybrid model, as seen in the new GT 63 S E-Performance. The ICE is powered by a rear-mounted electric motor to produce a total of 831 hp (620 kW) and 1,033 lb-ft (1,400 Nm), effectively making it the most powerful AMG ever.
While the V8 will remain in use for now, it’s worth noting that only top-of-the-line AMGs will continue to have this engine. As a matter of fact, the next-generation C63 (and by extension the GLC 63) will feature a heavily electric-powered four-cylinder engine adapted from the AMG 45 models instead of the 4.0-liter unit. The E63 is also likely to lose a few cylinders in the future, but it is not yet clear whether this will happen in the next-gen model.
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