WHAAAT?!

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 12/01/2015 at 15:59 • Filed to: None

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! that Mercedes is bringing back the I6!

For Sweden > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2015 at 16:01

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Germans like their engines to stay on the straight and narrow

HammerheadFistpunch > For Sweden 12/01/2015 at 16:02

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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.

Ash78, voting early and often > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2015 at 16:06

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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?”

MultiplaOrgasms > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2015 at 16:07

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I thought this was inofficially confirmed last year.

HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often 12/01/2015 at 16:07

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seriously, big noses are back...might as well fill em up with engine.

Jcarr > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2015 at 16:15

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Or coke. Big noses love coke.

Party-vi > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2015 at 16:16

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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...

HammerheadFistpunch > Party-vi 12/01/2015 at 16:21

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Germans don’t do simple, thats a given, but it could be a very responsive engine.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2015 at 16:27

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Now if BMW will make a N/A I6 instead of all turbo sixes...

HammerheadFistpunch > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 12/01/2015 at 16:29

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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.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2015 at 16:37

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SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2015 at 16:43

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That’s the most 90s GIF

Sam > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2015 at 16:49

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Why did we lose I6s? Packaging I’m guessing?

Hot Takes Salesman > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2015 at 17:05

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Put that power train in an M235i competitor and all the money is yours, Mercedes

HammerheadFistpunch > Hot Takes Salesman 12/01/2015 at 17:08

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ALL THE MONIES!

Cé hé sin > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2015 at 17:17

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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.

HammerheadFistpunch > Cé hé sin 12/01/2015 at 17:20

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easier to turbo? I honestly have no clue.

Rico > HammerheadFistpunch 12/01/2015 at 18:32

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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…

HammerheadFistpunch > Rico 12/01/2015 at 18:36

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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.

Captain of the Enterprise > HammerheadFistpunch 12/02/2015 at 15:13

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Is that Conan?