Mercedes-Benz M120 engine

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Template:Infobox automobile engine The Mercedes-Benz M120 engine is a naturally aspirated high-performance automobile piston V12 engine family used in the 1990s and 2000s in Mercedes' flagship models. The engine was a response to BMW's M70 V12 engine, introduced in 1987. While the 5-litre BMW unit developed Script error: No such module "convert"., Mercedes-Benz upped the ante considerably by creating a 6-litre, Script error: No such module "convert". engine.[1]

The M120 family was built in Stuttgart, Germany. It has an aluminium engine block lined with silicon/aluminium. The aluminium DOHC cylinder heads are 4 valves per cylinder designs. It uses sequential fuel injection (SFI) and features forged steel connecting rods.

The M120 was eventually replaced by the smaller (5.8 litres), lesser-powered, short-lived, SOHC, three valves per cylinder M137 V12 engine. Mercedes ceased production of the M120 because of new emission rules.

E60

This engine developed Template:Cvt and Template:Cvt of torque for the 6.0 L version. In 1992 only, the M120 engine was offered in North America in Template:Cvt format and from 1991-92 Template:Cvt in Europe. All other years (1993–1999) have the Template:Cvt version.

Applications:

E70 AMG

A 7.1 L (7,055 cc) version was also used in the SL 70 AMG, S 70 AMG and CL 70 AMG, and produced 496 PS (365 kW). Another 7.1 L (7,055 cc) version with 510 PS (380 kW; 500 hp) was used for SL 72 AMG, S 72 AMG and CL 72 AMG cars.

E73 AMG

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M120 E73 AMG engine

There was also a 7.3 L version producing Template:Cvt developed by AMG which was also used in the SL 73 AMG, S 73 AMG and CL 73 AMG.[2] The 7.3 L M120 engine was also featured in the AMG-built, S 73 T Kombi, a custom-built W140 S-Class wagon for the Sultan of Brunei. Eighteen units were produced, ten of which went to the Sultan.[3]

M297

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Pagani Zonda

The Pagani Zonda has used three different capacities of Mercedes-AMG tuned versions of the M120 engine, starting with the untuned 6.0 L for the original Zonda C12 to a 7.0 L version for the C12-S and Zonda GR, then to the 7.3 L for the Zonda S 7.3/Zonda Roadster, and back to the 6.0 L for the Zonda R and the Zonda Revolución. The bore and stroke of the 7.3 L version is Template:Cvt.[4][5][6]

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Year Model Displacement Power output
1999 Pagani Zonda C12 Template:Cvt Template:Cvt[8] or Template:Cvt[9][10][11]
1999 Pagani Zonda C12-S Template:Cvt Template:Cvt[5]
2002 Pagani Zonda S 7.3 / Zonda Roadster Template:Cvt Template:Cvt[5][6]
2003 Pagani Zonda GR Template:Cvt Template:Cvt[12]
2009 Pagani Zonda R Template:Cvt Template:Cvt[13]
2012 Pagani Zonda R Evoluzione

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2012 Pagani Zonda Revolución Template:Cvt[15]

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