When Mercedes Almost Went Crazy

And now we get a 4 cylinder 63 amg😂😂😂😂😂

When cars were made by engineers, not accountant like now...

The BMW V16 was placed in a Rolls Royce and, even though it didn't make production, it was featured in the Jonny English films. The reason being that Rowan Atkinson is a petrolhead.

I can't imagine changing the oil or spark plugs on this beast...

Fun fact: the Bugatti Veyron was initially planned to have an 18 cylinder engine before the company decided "nah, that's too much" so they settled on a more sensible 16 cylinder engine instead. I think at this point you could make a list video on all the 16 cylinder engines that were either made or were planned to be made only to be abandoned. Alfa Romeo, Audi, Auto Union, Bentley, BRM, BMW, Bugatti, Cadillac, Cizeta, Maserati, Mercedes Benz and Rolls Royce (and others I can't remember) all either built 16 cylinder engines or attempted to build them using concept cars or by simply creating blueprints. It's interesting to see how so many manufacturers tried to build cars with that many cylinders despite the increased weight and complexity of such engines.

This was when Mercedes was Mercedes. None of that Chrysler merger nonsense.

Back then Car designers/engineers built cars now its the finance division.

The Bugatti V-16 jump-scare at the end... chef's kiss

An updated S74 would be a dream car to own. Imagine if they had built the W16 with 3 or 6 turbos or 3 Eaton M90 Superchargers gear driven off the timing assembly. Who says that cocaine use from the late 70s through the early 90s didn't spawn great ideas.

Next step up is shoehorning a DB-605 in a car

Thanks for this video Samuel . Some amazing things were tried back then. Some look far too complex to be reliable in my opinion ! 🌵

Fantastic vid! Brilliant way to end it as well 😮

At the Mercedes-Benz engine factory, a worker begins lapping the valves. 1 down ,89 to go. They probably did it by machine though.

Sweet concept! As if working on German cars with traditional layouts isn't difficult enough already. The center bank exhaust would cause issues with induction heating I am sure.

Love these stories. Thanks for bringing it to us

We should try and get in contact with Mercedes and see if they will release some information

Thanks again :-) love that Mercedes era

BMW actually made two Goldfisch prototypes. The one with the scoops was the first, the second looked just like a restyled 7 series. The V16 BMW engine was also made differently to the Mercedes unit. They installed a cylinder onto each end of each cylinder bank, the joins are quite visible.

Looking forward to what Bugatti are cooking up with the n\a V16. :)

Imagine having to time that beast after major works, id be so nervous turning the key !