By the end of this year modification Mercedes-Benz G500 will divest from its current 5.5-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine, its place will be occupied by a 4.0-liter V8 biturbo engine, reports De Telegraaf, citing Vice President The company Wolf-Dieter Kurz.
Top manager, head of department of development of SUVs and sports models of the brand, refused to reveal details of the unit. He said only that the change is made because of more tightening requirements for the amount of harmful emissions from engines.
According to another edition - blog.mercedes-benz-passion.com, site of the 5.5-liter engine will be occupied by the engine, putting the supercar Mercedes-AMG GT. The engine develops 462 hp, but the SUV power will be reduced to 422 hp This version of the engine was shown in concept G500 4x4 at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
The same engine is placed on the sedan and station wagon Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG. There he was presented in two versions of power - 476 and 510 hp
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