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AMG
Motorenmontage Engine assembly
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Synonyme für Qualität: made in Germany & made in affalterbach
Synonyms for quality: made in Germany & made in affalterbach
FaKtEn faCts
aMg M156 amG m156
+ der amG 6,3-Liter-V8-motor besteht
aus rund 650 einzelteilen
the amG 6.3-litre V8 engine is made up
of about 650 individual parts
+ rund 160 minuten dauert die montage
eines m156-motors
the assembly of an m156 engine takes
around 160 minutes
+ Von 2005 bis heute wurden über 68.000
motoren vom typ m156 produziert – rekord
in der amG Geschichte
to date, more than 68,000 m156 engines
have been produced since 2005 – a record
in the history of amG
+ Bei seinem debüt im Jahr 2005 war der
m156 der stärkste serienmäßige V8-saugmotor
der welt
upon its debut in 2005, the m156 was the
most powerful series-produced V8 naturally
aspirated engine in the world
+ 2009 und 2010 erzielte der amG 6,3-
Liter-V8-motor bei den „engine of the year
awards“ den ersten platz in der Kategorie
„Best performance engine“
in both 2009 and 2010, the amG 6.3-litre V8
engine took first place in the “Best performance
engine” category of the “engine of
the year” awards
+ 50 techniker sind im werk 4, der amG
motorenmanufaktur, tätig. mehr als die Hälfte
davon ist für den m156 verantwortlich
there are more than 50 technicians in
factory 4, the amG engine workshop or
“manufaktur”. Over half of them are working
on the m156
+ maximal können 100 motoren am tag
in affalterbach gefertigt werden. 5.000
Besucher pro Jahr schauen dabei zu
a maximum of 100 engines a day can be
built in affalterbach. 5000 visitors a year
watch the work in progress
there’s a tremendous difference between building an
AMG 6.3-litre V8 engine and tinkering around with a
Polo engine” laughs Kai-Hagen Bühner, when asked about his
previous job. Until joining AMG, the now 25-year-old was
working in a Volkswagen workshop. Oil changes, services,
repairs – all the routine stuff, basically. Towards the end of
2007, a job advert brought the young mechatronics technician
to AMG, since when things have been very different.
Clinical levels of cleanliness and subdued calm in place of
the dirt, noise and stress of a typical workshop environment.
The very best prerequisites for top quality in the production
of AMG high-performance engines. “One man, one engine”
is the long-established AMG philosophy. Contrary to
common practice in volume production, here just one technician
is responsible for a single complete engine – from inserting
the crankshaft right through to the final wiring. It’s a
method that originates from the world of motor racing, where
AMG has its roots – and where of course precision at the very
highest level can determine between triumph and disaster.
The awareness that he is building the most powerful engines
in the world is what motivates Kai-Hagen Bühner each
day afresh. “It really does make me proud when I read the
test reports in the motoring magazines, where the journalists
wax lyrical about our AMG M156 engine. Or when our foreman
reports that an AMG engine has been voted ‘Engine of
600 Nm
the year’ again”, says the 25-year-old, who keeps fit in his
free time by cycling.
Groups of admiring visitors pass by the work stations of
Bühner and his colleagues at regular intervals. “Sometimes
they clap, or a really keen AMG customer might enquire after
my name and then come up to me in person to thank me for
the great engine that I built for him. That’s quite special”, relates
Bühner with a sense of satisfaction, even emotion. And
of course there’s the AMG engine plate: “In the cold light of
day, it’s just a square piece of metal, but of course the engine
plate is a real motivation for us. I’m quite sure that every single
one of us here in Factory 4 is proud to see their name on a
finished engine.”
Asked to nominate his dream car, the answer from Kai-
Hagen Bühner comes quite spontaneously, without much
pause for thought at all: “The SLS AMG! Although I think the
gull-wing model might be rather wasted on the daily commute
to work. So I’ll go for the new C 63 AMG Coupé instead.” •
dreHmOment stemmt der V8 auf die KurBeLweLLe.
das Bedeutet durCHzuG satt in aLLen LeBensLaGen
Of tOrque are deLiVered By tHe V8 tO tHe CranKsHaft.
tHe resuLt is true puLLinG pOwer in aLL situatiOns
Stolzer Schlusspunkt: das aufsetzen der persönlichen motorenplakette
Proud finale: applying the personal engine plate