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Originally Posted by ENINTY
And then BMW came out with the oil-head flat twin...
And the flying brick is now a transverse in-line 4, like every other Japanese bike.
When BMW goes to a V6 with a 90 deg. block (based off the M V8) and has to use counter balancers to smooth it out, it will be like every other manufacturer. No reason to buy one. Can't wait until BMW drops manual transmissions from the US market too.
If BMW needs to get more power for the M3, why didn't it make a 3.5 in-line six with turbos?
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They don't need more power from the ///M3. People are missing the point to all this- they need less green house gases, lower emissions and greater efficiency, they can't do it the NA route neither can anyone else. The pending changes to emissions regulations is forcing this and it is NOT their choice.
an inline six with
multiple turbos is also in the works... as I stated earlier in this thread.
they have power, efficiency and emissions numbers they must hit with each motor, whatever they come up with will be the best solution to the problem. BMW is not VW/Audi they are not designing an engine for multiple brands and strapping a super charger on a V6.