BMW considers using smaller engines in ‘M’ lineup
In an interview with Auto Motor und Sport, Norbert Reithofer spoke about BMW killing the V8 diesel and replacing it with a more efficient twin-turbo inline 6-cylinder engine. BMW’s CEO also said that the automaker is considering using fewer cylinders in its high-performance M lineup.
BMW first launched a 4-cylinder engine in its M cars with the first generation M3. Following that, BMW’s M division started using 6-cylinders and today, the M5 sedan and M6 coupe use V10 engines producing up to 500-hp. In order to improve fuel-efficiency the German automaker is now considering going back to using less-cylinders while cutting down weight.
Reithofer said he would like to see more BMW models downsizing their engines to improve fuel-economy while using twin-turbo technology to increase performance.
Source: Auto Motor und Sport
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This is becoming a joke - BMW M Power Drivers do not care about fuel efficiency - if you do, don’t buy the car, simple.
I have just purchased a new M3, and the V8 is stunning. I have a friend who has a M5, and the V10 just as amazing.
STOP BMW!
So happy that they finally start to understand!!
M3 buyers (and others) own the rest of us big time, since they abuse our environment for their egoistic pleasure and poison us and our kids every day by every step on the throttle.
It has to stop finally! I’am a car freak pure sang: but please provide me in 2010 a 2liter bi-turbo of 250hp with a DKG transmission, lower weigth, direct injected, full VANOS in and outlet part, valve lift, high compression and when possible variable compression. It may cost what the M3 currently cost, I’ll buy it immediately. And most probably, the circuit times will not suffer from it either.
I realised just recently, it’s joke, putting more an bigger exhaust pipes on your car to prove potency. It will chance very fast now.
Actually many bimmer enthusiasts like myself have been wanting to see the return of smaller, sportier cars. The newer 3 series are a joke, they’re like nissan altimas, huge, and bulky, the new m3 is a v8.
How is that sporty?! This is why I love this new trend, more power out of a smaller engine = win.
I mean Honda is beating out BMW, the s2000 is a 4 cylinder monster that kicks the ass of the m3.
It isnt the amount of cylinders, kids, it’s the displacement and engineering.