The
Mercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG , after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz...
M120 engine is a
V12A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually at a 60° angle to each other, but in some cases at a wider or narrower angle, with all 12 pistons driving a common crankshaft....
automobileAn automobile, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
piston engine family used in the 1990s and 2000s.
The M120 family is built in Stuttgart, Germany. It has an aluminum engine block lined with silicon/aluminum. The aluminum DOHC cylinder heads are
4 valves per cylinderIn automotive engineering, an engine is referred to as multi-valve when each cylinder has more than two valves. Such designs have been around since at least 1912 and perhaps earlier....
designs. It uses SFI
fuel injectionFuel injection is a system for mixing fuel with air in an internal combustion engine. It has become the primary fuel delivery system used in gasoline automotive engines, having almost completely replaced carburetors in the late 1980s....
and features forged steel
connecting rodIn a reciprocating piston engine, the connecting rod or conrod connects the piston to the crank or crankshaft.- History :The earliest evidence for a connecting rod appears on a late 3rd century AD Roman relief of a saw mill from Hierapolis, Asia Minor, as well as two 6th century Roman saw mills...
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This engine developed 389-408 hp and 420-428 ft·lbf of torque for the 6.0 L version.
Applications:
- 1992-1999 600SEC/S600 Coupe/CL600
The Mercedes-Benz CL-Class is a full-sized grand tourer produced by the German automaker Mercedes-Benz, which stands for Comfort Leicht in German, or Comfort Light in English....
- 1992-1999 600SEL/S600
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a series of the largest sedans produced by Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler AG. The S-Class, a product of nine lines of Mercedes-Benz models dating since the mid-1950s, has ranked as the world's best-selling luxury flagship sedan...
- 1992-2002 600SL/SL600
The Mercedes-Benz SL is a roadster manufactured by Mercedes since 1954. The designation SL derives from the German Sport Leicht, or Sport Light — and was first applied to the 300SL 'Gullwing' named also after its "gullwing" or upward-opening doors...
In 1997, the
FIA GT ChampionshipThe FIA GT Championship is a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile...
race car
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTRThe Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR is a grand tourer and race car that was built by Mercedes-AMG, performance and motorsports arm of Mercedes-Benz. Intended for racing in the new FIA GT Championship series in 1997, the CLK GTR was designed primarily as a race car, with the road cars necessary in order to...
was fitted with an engine derived from the M120.
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The
Mercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG , after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz...
M120 engine is a
V12A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually at a 60° angle to each other, but in some cases at a wider or narrower angle, with all 12 pistons driving a common crankshaft....
automobileAn automobile, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
piston engine family used in the 1990s and 2000s.
The M120 family is built in Stuttgart, Germany. It has an aluminum engine block lined with silicon/aluminum. The aluminum DOHC cylinder heads are
4 valves per cylinderIn automotive engineering, an engine is referred to as multi-valve when each cylinder has more than two valves. Such designs have been around since at least 1912 and perhaps earlier....
designs. It uses SFI
fuel injectionFuel injection is a system for mixing fuel with air in an internal combustion engine. It has become the primary fuel delivery system used in gasoline automotive engines, having almost completely replaced carburetors in the late 1980s....
and features forged steel
connecting rodIn a reciprocating piston engine, the connecting rod or conrod connects the piston to the crank or crankshaft.- History :The earliest evidence for a connecting rod appears on a late 3rd century AD Roman relief of a saw mill from Hierapolis, Asia Minor, as well as two 6th century Roman saw mills...
s.
M120 6.0 48v
This engine developed 389-408 hp and 420-428 ft·lbf of torque for the 6.0 L version.
Applications:
- 1992-1999 600SEC/S600 Coupe/CL600
The Mercedes-Benz CL-Class is a full-sized grand tourer produced by the German automaker Mercedes-Benz, which stands for Comfort Leicht in German, or Comfort Light in English....
- 1992-1999 600SEL/S600
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a series of the largest sedans produced by Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler AG. The S-Class, a product of nine lines of Mercedes-Benz models dating since the mid-1950s, has ranked as the world's best-selling luxury flagship sedan...
- 1992-2002 600SL/SL600
The Mercedes-Benz SL is a roadster manufactured by Mercedes since 1954. The designation SL derives from the German Sport Leicht, or Sport Light — and was first applied to the 300SL 'Gullwing' named also after its "gullwing" or upward-opening doors...
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR
In 1997, the
FIA GT ChampionshipThe FIA GT Championship is a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile...
race car
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTRThe Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR is a grand tourer and race car that was built by Mercedes-AMG, performance and motorsports arm of Mercedes-Benz. Intended for racing in the new FIA GT Championship series in 1997, the CLK GTR was designed primarily as a race car, with the road cars necessary in order to...
was fitted with an engine derived from the M120. The 25 road cars, required by the FIA rules and delivered in 1999, had their engine enlarged to 6.9L.
There was also a 7.3L version developed by AMG which was also used in the SL73 AMG and a 7.0L used in the very rare SL70 AMG.
Pagani Zonda
The
Pagani ZondaThe Pagani Zonda is a mid-engined sports car produced by Pagani in Italy. It debuted in 1999 and continues through the present, with production proceeding at roughly 10 cars per year. As of June 2009, 106 Zondas had been built, considering also test mules. Both 2-seat coupe and convertible...
has used different, AMG tuned versions of the engine starting with the 6.0 L for the original Zonda to the 7.3 L, 641hp version seen the Clubsport version of the Pagani Zonda F.
Applications:
- 1999 Pagani Zonda C12
- 1999 Pagani Zonda C12-S
- 2002 Pagani Zonda C12-S 7.3
- 2003 Pagani Zonda GR
- 2005 Pagani Zonda F
- 2009 Pagani Zonda R Clubsport