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Originally Posted by lurks
I have read a lot of threads about turbo inline 6 and turbo v6. We know in the new M5 BMW went from N/A V10 to turbo V8 but why isn't there more talk about a "small" displacement (3 liter) bi or tri turbo V8? What would be so bad about a high revving 3 liter turbo V8 for the next BMW M3?
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They ran two different V8 prototypes on the bench and in the real world reportedly and they did not meet the MPG they were looking for at a specific cost to produce level.
They will not be building anything naturally aspirated moving forward so forced induction is it. With the F80 they are looking at efficiency and performance. The real question is if it is running e-chargers like has been rumored where is that energy going... electric motors for push button boost or something similar. BMW has not showed its hand in hybrids in racing yet....We will learn something very soon.