How is everyone? The F3X M3 is going to be a V6 turbo motor! Not only because BMW have themselves announced this but by comparing how the S65 was previously engineered to be very much alike the V10 which has now been discontinued…. V8/V10 engines that have high revving natural aspiration.
The new F10 M5 engine has a reverse port flow bi-turbo engine. It has taken time to engineer this because a twin-power turbo X5M/X6M engine cannot be attached by motor mounts to a coupe without cutting a hole in the hood. The F10 M5's engine not only has less width and length: dropping 2 cylinders and direct injection. The height has also decreased dramatically compared to two snails sticking out of the top via revised bi-turbo engine.
Inside the new engine compartment expect to see a lot more plumbing, two functional front bumper intakes to feed more air into the Bi-turbo V6. I wouldn’t count on having a hood air inlet towards the windscreen. Speculation about hood intakes only being advantageous above 110km/h. Expect the same power…. 375 rwhp available with a true M-power button with 100hp on tap.
