New Mercedes Straight Six Engine Debut

Automotique - New straight-six engines to debut in 2016 E-class and 2017 C-class, three and four-cylinder engines based on the same architecture expected to following
Development of Mercedes’ new in-line six-cylinder engines is well underway, Autocar has learned.
Long regarded as a defining characteristic of the brand, its straight sixes were phased out in the mid-1990s.
The engines are part of a