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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! that Mercedes is bringing back the I6!
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Germans like their engines to stay on the straight and narrow
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Just so long as they aren’t pretty. all joking aside, I’m excited about a new I6 back in the market. I was afraid they were on their way out for good.
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I think Merc looked down at their V6 engine compartments and thought “What can we do with these extra 2 feet of empty space at the front?”
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I thought this was inofficially confirmed last year.
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seriously, big noses are back...might as well fill em up with engine.
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Or coke. Big noses love coke.
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Finally - Mercedes will get back the quick throttle response and less complex engines they used to be known for.
...wait that’s not right...
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Germans don’t do simple, thats a given, but it could be a very responsive engine.
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Now if BMW will make a N/A I6 instead of all turbo sixes...
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from a romance standpoint I wish this as well, but given the weight/displacement issues of I6, turbo is the smart choice.
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That’s the most 90s GIF
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Why did we lose I6s? Packaging I’m guessing?
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Put that power train in an M235i competitor and all the money is yours, Mercedes
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ALL THE MONIES!
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More than a rumour.
Interestingly Merc have up on straight sixes for safety and money reasons. A shorter engine (V6 in this case) allows for deformable space without having to extend the front of the car. Why they’re going straight again now, I’ve no idea.
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easier to turbo? I honestly have no clue.
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NVH maybe? Here’s a Jalopnik article from this year discussing the battery powered turbos: http://jalopnik.com/looks-like-mer…
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NVH is pretty great with I6, but most customers wouldn’t notice a big difference from the heavily isolated V6’s today.
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Is that Conan?