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Mercedes says no to hi-po diesels, may greenlight 911-fighter

Mercedes-Benz has no interest in pursuing BMW down the diesel performance rabbit hole, according to Autocar. The publication spoke with Ola Kallenius, chairman of the board of management at Mercedes-Benz AMG, who said the company explored the idea of performance diesels in the past and found the concept too fraught with compromises to be worthwhile. Kallenius said gasoline engines have obvious advantages when it comes to weight, sound, agility and response. The AMG guru also pointed to the fact that the company's modern performance engines have borrowed considerable diesel technology, including direct injection and turbocharging, to reach their current power and efficiency levels.

In a separate report, Kallenius was quoted as saying it would be wise to grow the AMG brand after the success of the SLS AMG coupe and roadster. Rumors have indicated a machine capable of giving the Porsche 911 a run for its money around the world's race tracks may be in the cards, but Kallenius said no final decision has been made about growing the performance arm's ranks just yet. Still, the boss didn't outright nix the idea, so there's some glimmer of possibility there, however thin.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/07/m...t-911-fighter/

bad co

It's a bit of a bummer a powerful yet frugal C Diesel would be nice. But everyone knows automakers stay true their word.

LexFather

Wel BMW is going to can the 335d since the new 4 cylinder gets just as good/better MPG on gas.

911 fighter would be awesome!

adamls2

911 fighter FTW!! I would totally dig that!!! Hope it becomes a reality