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The engineers at Mercedes AMG are working on a more powerful version of their M133 four-cylinder powerplant. The M133 is the engine that powers the C45 AMG, CLA45 AMG and the GLA45 AMG. At just 2 liters, the M133 currently puts out 360 hp and 332 torques thanks to 26 psi from a large twin-scroll turbo. That***8217;s already quite a bit of power, but more is usually better, right?
Mercedes-AMG***8217;s 2 liter turbo already won two awards at this years Engine of the Year Awards and is the most powerful production four cylinder engine in the world. It had a double win in the ***8216;New Engine 2014***8217; and ***8216;1.8 - 2.0 liter***8217; categories, seeing off 36 and 42 competitors respectively from Europe, the USA and Asia.
This new version of the M133 could reach at least 408 horsepower! According to an article from Autoevolution, this comes from the main man at Mercedes AMG, Tobias Moers. ***8220;At the moment we've reached 265 kW (360 hp, ed), but maybe at some point there will be a three in front of that.***8221; If the new version were to put out 300kw, that would convert to around 408 horsepower, but if he means 365kw, taking the ***8216;at some point there will be a 3 in front of that***8217; literally***8230;.well that***8217;s 496 horsepower, probably a bit too crazy though. Now if they only had a standard shift option.
Source Autoevolution and Mercedes-AMG