A ridiculous amount of horsepower and torque?
Granted, it's not aimed at the same buyers who are likely to want a 6.9, but it's stretching things a bit to make sweeping claims like "turbos aren't good for large petrol engines."
Dave
Especially when Mercedes just added twin turbos to the current 6 litre V12 engine.
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And for ANOTHER $7500 you can replace the oil filter.
6.9 parts are the most expensive replacement parts in the known universe.
and it still needs more power!!
.700 PS from that engine is no problem.
Juergen
Not true at all. Standard 116 stuff on the chassis. Struts and spheres not exotic. Hydraulic pump can be rebuilt cheap as a PS pump.
Here is an example: a 6.9 fuel injector is $25. A fuel injector for a 6.3 is $1400.
Bottom line is a 6.9 is no more expensive to maintain than any other MB of the same vintage. If you take care of things promptly, it is always cheaper than waiting.
Actually I was joking.
I suppose I should have used an emoticon.
It would be nice if they offered a version with 700. From what I understand they cannot because of the transmission. Do you know how long it will be until the 5 speed is phased out?
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Less than 2 years - there's a stronger 7-speed version in the pipeline. Emanuel
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