Oh, Mercedes-Benz, you crafty automaker, always keeping us on the edge of our seats with your ‘new’ strategy. So, you’re sticking with your ‘high-tech’ 4-cylinder plug-in hybrid, huh? Tell that to the purists who would rather have a trusty V8 belting out thunder than a whisper from a computerized engine. And you’re calling this a ‘balanced approach’? I guess that means ‘we’re still not quite ready to jump into the electric abyss, but we’re trying to look good doing it.’ The new V8 with a flat-plane crankshaft? That’s like saying you’re finally embracing modern technology while still holding onto your old, dusty records. ‘A sharper throttle response with a higher redline’? More like a faint whisper that won’t wake the neighbors. And let’s not even get started on the fact that it’s got fewer cylinders than the car your daughter used for her college road trips. Bravo, Mercedes, bravo. You’ve managed to make the V8 more… well, not V8. I give you props for trying to reinvent the wheel, but I think we all know you’ve just created a square. Or maybe a four-cylinder.
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