Mercedes-Benz ’s AMG performance division will soon launch a diesel-powered model, a new report finds. The AMG brand has only produced one diesel-powered vehicle before — the C 30 CDI AMG — but with stricter emissions standards being enacted worldwide, Mercedes is looking for ways to make its performance division a little greener.
Although German automakers have a great amount of experience with diesel powerplants, the idea of oil-burning supercars is still a relatively new idea. Audi was the first company to pioneer a diesel-power race car with the R10 — which was also the first diesel-powered car to win the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans, both in 2006 — and followed up with its V12 TDI R8 concept shown at this year’s Detroit Auto Show.
Although Auto Express failed to mention what model — or even what engine — was being considered for the AMG treatment, it did say that Mercedes “is closer than ever to launching an AMG-badged diesel model.”
Check back as more details emerge on the first diesel-powered AMG.
