Hot! Mercedes-Benz, What's Next?

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It appears to be the AMG grill. The traditional Mercedes grill with the logo on the hood needs to be offered as an option on the S63 IMO.

Good chance this facelift is using the new flat-plane V8. AMG is saying thay are going to push its power beyond the limits of the GT Balck Series.
It would be great if they could ditch the heavy P3 hybrid system and adopt the lighter axial flux motors from the new GT.

With Aston Martin already crossing the 800-hp mark, it’s no surprise Mercedes-AMG is promising more power from its next V-8. Without revealing specifics, AMG Director of Vehicle Development Steffen Jastrow told Auto Express the upcoming eight-cylinder mill will pack a greater punch than what the Black Series had. Engineers in Affalterbach have already "defined power in a range, and the upper limit is, of course, higher than what we know today."

Mercedes Is Making a New V-8 That Could Be Even More Powerful Than the Last

Mercedes-AMG is working on a new V-8 engine that will provide the best of both worlds: higher output and better fuel economy.

www.motor1.com

 

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It appears to be the AMG grill. The traditional Mercedes grill with the logo on the hood needs to be offered as an option on the S63 IMO.

Good chance this facelift is using the new flat-plane V8. AMG is saying thay are going to push its power beyond the limits of the GT Balck Series.
It would be great if they could ditch the heavy P3 hybrid system and adopt the lighter axial flux motors from the new GT.

Mercedes Is Making a New V-8 That Could Be Even More Powerful Than the Last

Mercedes-AMG is working on a new V-8 engine that will provide the best of both worlds: higher output and better fuel economy.

www.motor1.com

I think they will probably upgrade the P3 system with the new YASA motors and lighter NMC batteries, rather than just get rid of the P3 system entirely. Maybe upgrade the P3 set up to an 800V system or something.

Who knows.
I don't think the facelift S will be the one to pioneer it though. They might start doing it with the performance cars like the GT/SL63 E performance.