Aston Martin Varekai SUV Might Use Inline-Six AMG Engine

At the beginning of March, Aston Martin senior engineering executive Matt Becker described Daimler?s newly developed M256 mild hybrid engine as being ?something that could fit with the brand in the future.? However, just a few weeks later, he sort of retracted his statement by saying: ?I was speaking in more general terms that we might have to one day look at downsizing engines. To be honest I don?t know whether the engine would fit.?

It?s the end of July and the Mercedes-AMG inline-six engine is being linked once again to Aston Martin?s future as per a statement made by Gaydon?s chief creative officer, Marek Reichmann. When asked about the prospects of a six-cylinder version of the company?s very first SUV, his answer strongly suggested it could very well happen:

?It could [use a Mercedes-sourced six-cylinder], because that would be…