Mercedes-AMG V8 Biturbo Engine Production in Germany 🔧

Mercedes-AMG V8 Biturbo Engine Production in Affalterbach, Germany The M176/M177/M178 is a V8 petrol engine range designed by Mercedes-AMG, replacing Mercedes-Benz M278 engine and Mercedes-Benz M157 engine, and is based on the Mercedes-AMG M133. The engine has two BorgWarner turbochargers positioned between the two cylinder heads in a “hot-V“ configuration. The fuel injection system uses Bosch’s new piezo-electric direct fuel injectors that deliver five squirts of fuel per combustion cycle. The M176 engines are mostly assembled by machine with some components assembled by technicians at Untertürkheim manufacturing centre outside Stuttgart. The M177 and M178 are individually assembled by the technicians in “one man, one engine“ principle at AMG manufacturing centre in Affalterbach. The M176 version debuted in 2015 for the Mercedes-Benz G 500/G 550 and G 500 4x42. In 2019, M176 was equipped with EQ Boost mild hybrid 48V electrical system, producing a