This short excerpt comes from Automotive Fleet; Mercedes will be lowering its power-train on many of its V8 engines.  

Lets hope Benz it not going soft

The 6.2L V-8 powering Mercedes’ AMG lineup will be replaced by the end of 2010 by a twin turbocharged 5.5L V-8, Inside Line quotes Daimler AG Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars Development board member Dr. Thomas Weber as saying.

Under Mercedes’ reported plan to downsize its powertrains, all V-8s will shrink in size for 2011, with turbocharging making up for the power deficit. If true, the move to smaller displacement engines would help increase efficiency while also reducing CO2 emissions, according to Auto Blog.

Source: http://www.automotive-fleet.com/News/Story/2009/12/Twin-turbo-5-5L-V-8-to-Replace-Mercedes-Benz-6-2L-V-8.aspx

Lamborghini couldn’t leave well enough alone after unleashing the insane Reventón. Always eager to squeeze just one more model from every car in its lineup, the boys in Sant’Agata chopped the top off the super-Lambo to create a mighty mean roadster.

The Italian automaker is pretty much the poster child for never leaving well enough alone. It always has been known for its excesses. Excessive styling, excessive horsepower, excessive prices. It defines the term.

And the latest definition of excess? The Lamborghini Reventón Roadster.

Let’s just get the numbers out of the way right now, shall we? That’s all anyone really cares about when talking about an Italian V-12 supercar. The 6.5 liter, 12-cylinder mill puts out 662 horsepower. The car does 0 to 62 mph in 3.4 seconds. It tops out at 205 mph. But the most important number is 20. As in that’s precisely how many Lamborghini will build.

Source: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/11/more-awesome-italian-excess-from-lamborghini/

                                                                                                                 Luigi