The closest the car world ever got to a flat-eight-powered model was a one-of-a-kind (well, two-of-a-kind) prototype built by Porsche in the late 1960s: the 914/8, based on the 914. The 914 was the ...

AMG tells us a new V-8 is coming but won't confirm ... represent an attempt to compensate for the new engine's higher-pitched noise due to the flat-plane crank layout. We imagine it's not cheap ...

It’s only been a week since Autocar reported the Mercedes-AMG C63 would switch from its four-cylinder PHEV powertrain to a V8, but a new report from Wards Auto is already splashing cold water on the ...

A new report reiterates that the Mercedes-AMG CLE 63 will get a V8 engine with new details ... it’ll leverage a flat-plane crank. That’s the same type that you’ll find in older Audi S4s ...

making it possible to package the new engine into cars not originally engineered for a V8, including the C-Class. To compensate for the high-pitched and more aggressive note of the flat-plane ...

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Autocar claims AMG will use its familiar 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8, but switch to a flat-plane crank design ... "Mercedes-AMG is developing a new V8 engine. However, please understand we do not ...

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It’s also known the new V8 will be an evolution of the group's current 4.0L twin-turbo engine. It would benefit from lightweight hybrid technology, as well as a flat-bottomed crankshaft.