http://www.autocar.co.uk/news_article.asp?na_id=212542

"The S-class will also get a boost in performance. In come Mercedes’ new four-valve-per-cylinder V6 and V8 engines, replacing the existing three-valve-per-cylinder units. From the outset there will be a 3.5-litre V6 as well as 4.6-litre and 5.5-litre V8s. Later on there are plans to extend the range of engines with a twin-turbocharged version of the new 5.5-litre V8 and, as with today’s model, a similarly configured V12.

Topping the line-up will be a tweaked version of today’s 6.5-litre V12 from AMG. It is rumoured to produce up to 630bhp and a massive 810lb ft of torque."

810lb-ft? The HP/Torque war between automakers are really making me sick.

 

Anything that far outside my fiscal league is more of a turn off than an attraction.

 

How does a HP war make one sick! I for one love it. Even if the wallet is too thin for a 170K wonder it does trickle down. For me there is never too much HP as long as it is in a RWD or AWD platform.

Vandy

 

You might as well be talking about exotics cars considering how many AMG S class V12 will be sold.
The only news is the V6 with direct injection but of course that will be available all the way down to the lowly C class.