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      08-12-2011, 12:33 PM   #152
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Originally Posted by SCOTT26 View Post
For the new M3 we are looking at fuel savings of about 20-30%.

Do not understimate the prowness of BMW engineers.
Every option for each car begins in a brainstorming session where ideas are put down on paper. So yes BMW have developed a prototype V6 but when evaluated we found it did not suit the intentions of the car.

There are lots of other engines that you do not know about by our engine development unit. right from a two cylinder upwards to a 9.0 64-valve V16 which was designed for Rolls-Royce and will never see the light of day in any production car.

What you have to be careful of is that unorthodox choices for BMW such as FWD and V6's are being evaluated because one day we could run out of options with increasing legislation. So we have to adapt these choices to BMW thinking without compromising on what makes a BMW great.
20-30% that is pretty vague, but I guess until the car is tested more they won't really know for sure. I bet the 20% is more for city and 30% on highway which seems right for a i6 3.2L, 17/25 is my final guess at mileage when this beast is released which would be GREAT, no gas guzzler tax!

perfect car for me (which won't happen anytime soon) would be minimum 20 mpg combined, 0-60 in 4.0 seconds, 4 doors (kids), and AWD (my daily driver in Chicago, I know snow tires work fine and I use them now, but with that much power and how bad our winters can get, AWD still helps). Maybe the M4 Gran Coupe in 2016 will have an AWD version
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