Mercedes-AMG Launches Seven Minute Clip about Its New V8 and It's Captivating

You see, downsizing in city cars is one thing, but when it comes to performance marques, people suddenly become very much aware of the number of cylinders their engine has. And paying for a new model that has less than the previous one is not something a lot of people take lightly. After all, what's going to be your excuse when you go to the regular meetings? "Yeah, but mine's newer"?

Luckily for AMG fans, the new engine powering the likes of AMG GT and C63 hasn't lost any of its cylinders. It just grew smaller. With a total displacement of 3.982 cc (243 cu-in), the twin-turbo block offers plenty of power and in a very convincing manner, but some people are all about the facts and less so about reality.

Well, they're just gonna have to suck it up and take comfort in the wonderful power figures of the new V8: up to 510 hp in its standard form (easily pushed to over 600 hp with some chip tuning, as we've recently seen).

The engine, apart from its double blowers, comes with a set of novelties, one of them being precisely where these two turbos are placed. They sit right between the two cylinder banks, thus making the engine even more compact. It's true, in spite of the clever cooling system, the engine is prone to overheating when driving through a crowded city, but not to a degree where you'd have to call road assistance.

Seeing the engine test bench is impressive. It looks like medusa's hair, like a make-shift contraption some tech-freak built in his shed. But it's the real deal, the place where the V8 was put through it paces with very careful monitoring.

The video also briefly explains the mechanics of the dry-sump engine lubrication system and its main advantages. Apart from the fact that the engine oil is not affected by the strong lateral forces when racing, as it would in a classic wet sump configuration, it also allows the engine to be mounted lower into the car.

Finally, we're taken into the "finding room", a place where the engines are deconstructed after their long hours of testing and every piece is examined in detail for unusual wear and tear. As you probably know, each AMG engine is assembled by one single mechanic who then leaves his autograph on the unit in the form of a small, engraved plate.

You'd never think you're able to watch a seven-minute long clip about an engine, yet give this a try and see how fast time flies.