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Originally Posted by Ezio
well like i have been saying fundamentally i am not a fan of the Inline 6 engine. just like how you do not like cross plane V8 engines. but at the end of the day i will be open minded to the new S55. be honest do you like the new corvette? i know you havent driven it yet. could you drive(own) a car with a big "lazy" v8 ?
they still make big V8 motors today. but they are different from the old school engines. that wasn't my generation, but i know of people who still to this day like those old big blocks over the modern V8s. so as time goes on engines do change.
i don't feel we will see a engine like the S65 again. maybe we will see a V8 again. but a high revving n/a v8. idk... its just to fuel thirsty. fuel is the problem. its not getting cheaper, and its not unlimited .
and it looks like most car companies are going FI now and ditching the N/A. maybe we have maxed out n/a motors in terms of getting the best MPG. even Ferrari is going FI. and we all know they love there n/a engines.
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I have no problems with a V8 engine and plan on upgrading to a M5 in the future, but that has a cross bank exhaust manifold changing the exhaust sound. Love the sound of the new Audi RS6. I would love to have a 1969 Boss 302 or 429 Mustang (I was born in 1969
). The C7 gets rave reviews in Europe. A V8 can sound really good, but mostly I prefer the sound of a BMW I6
And what you haven't taken into account in your anticipation of future engines are new technologies, like hybrid drivetrain. Just look at LaFerrari and Porsche 918. They combine high rpm NA engines with electrical engine. Creating a car with excellent official CO2 and consumption numbers. And with a low torque high rpm NA engine (the hybrid power takes care of low down grunt and means that the petrol engine doesn't have to be as torquey low down and engineers are free to create a more "racey" engine).
The 918 Spyder gets 94mpg and 70g/km of CO2... WAY better than the S55
That tech is too expensive for a 911 or a M3 today. But we might see that stuff in the future even on ordinary cars like the M3 etc!
In fact, I believe that my favourite drivetrain for the next gen M3/M4 would be a high revving NA I6/V8 with hybrid power. NO lag whatsoever and a combination of low end power from the hybrid drivetrain, excellent high rpm NA engine and fantastic fuel consumption and CO2 numbers
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