AMG is not interested in turbo-diesel models of high performance

A few days ago, the sports division of BMW breaking schemes with the presentation of three turbo-diesel models of high performance: I'm speaking of M550d xDrive, the X5 and X6 M50d M50d . I'm sure more of a purist and enthusiast sports Munich should not sit at all well the news: leaving aside the turbo-diesel engine, which already is in itself a heresy in itself, these three models had wheel drive and turbo-compressor. Where was, then, that philosophy based on rear-wheel drive and normally aspirated six-cylinder that had so characterized the models of BMW M GmbH?

As one sometimes has the feeling that the big three German automakers - Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz - decision makers looking sideways with each other, would not be surprising that AMG to drop off soon with a version like cutting. How about a E50 AMG CDI 400 hp? It sounds crazy, right? Before the rumor mill is going to more popular, wave Kallenius, CEO of AMG, said that the sports division of Mercedes-Benz has no intention of following in the footsteps of its neighbors in Munich. Are statements that has collected Coach and making it clear that AMG has no interest in turbo-diesel variants offer high performance:

The technology used in gasoline engines high performance is showing a clear tendency to converge with diesel technology. Direct injection, turbocharging and downsizing are occurring increasingly important.

A few years ago considered the option of offering diesel variants, but gasoline engines offer obvious benefits when the sound, weight, agility and response.

Ola Kallenius What we're saying is that their engines - he takes the bi-turbo 5.5 V8 as a reference - they are so technologically advanced that there is no need to resort to diesel to improve records. However (and more if we consider that the price of fuel will not do anything but go up in the coming years), offer a sedan like the BMW xDrive M550d with a turbo-diesel engine capable of yielding 381 hp and 740 Nm of torque and can accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in 4.6 seconds standardizing consumption of just 6.4 l/100 km seems a fact as remarkable as the lap time around the Nürburgring latest Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster. If not more.

Things like: in an increasingly hostile to high-performance vehicles, and diesel technology increasingly clean, efficient and technologically advanced, closing the door on such proposals is, if more is not surprising. Especially for a brand that was a few years ago in the C30 CDI AMG catalog format saloon and Coupé family - which were not sold very poorly.

Via: Autocar