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Originally Posted by EniLab I'm positive. M? They are sticking with NA engines. For now. Although there were ideas to put a turbo in M2 (which is now still in "business evaluation phase" - de facto frozen project right now).
BMW will still offer NA engines, but turbos also - as an addition. Think that basis I4, I6, V8, V12 etc will be NA, while top-end engines will be turbos. So e.g. (pure fictional example!) no more 4.0L & 4.8L V8, but 4.5L NA & 4.5L turbo.
BMW turbos are here to replace NA engines with bigger displacement in each segment - since they are lighter, more economical, yet as smooths as NA engines. |
Oh I had actually thought about it the other way around. I thought that the turbos in each segment were to replace the lower division engines, while the bigger displacements would stay. However, accoridng to you it is the other way around. So the upper level cars in each segment will have the turbo. I see. So BMW doesn't want to work with bigger displacement or cylinder, just cut down on cost and make them just as powerful or more powerful as its predecessors?
But, wouldn't it be wise for BMW to do it to the M cars and leave the other NA? I mean, wouldn't they prefer to do that so that they can get the mos power out? Man, its a shame to think that M may one day be producing turbo cars. Funny, I always thought they would stick the NA engine type, while the others would use forced induction. It seems with MB's new V8 and Audi with NA V8's, the industry is changing. Now BMW is going to become the turbo god and Audi and MB NA gods? hmmmmm