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<blockquote data-quote="BlackE90" data-source="post: 28424" data-attributes="member: 6299"><p>Oh no...!!! from 6 cylinders to 4 cylinders turbo & now announcing the 3 cylinders turbo.BMW may be looking into giving old school brand enthusiasts yet another heart attack with their latest of announcements.It would seem like the future of the BMW 3 Series, not sure when but it’s coming up next, would find us looking at a three cylinder engine underneath.<img src="http://www.bmwcoop.com/wp-content/images/2012/02/F30-BMW-3-Series-11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />We’re not looking at some rumor or some spoof announcement like the sort we’re getting from Lamborghini, it’s the real deal.The news comes from BMW’s engine development boss, Peter Nefischer. In an interview for Whatcar he leaked the information in a rather clear way. This wasn’t something accidental.This probably means that BMW is well into the development of the new engine which will, apparently, be different from the three cylinder in the i8.<img src="http://www.bmwcoop.com/wp-content/images/2012/02/F30-BMW-3-Series-31.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />That said, the development part isn’t a surprise since the estimates for the new three cylinder powerplant finding way under the bonnet of the 3 Series come in at around two years time.As we’ve gotten used to lately, in the pursuit of efficiency, the engines are downsized. In the pursuit of keeping performance levels high, forced induction will be employed.The new three-pot BMW plans to stick in the 3 Series will be turbocharged, just like the rest of the engines under its bonnet.<img src="http://www.bmwcoop.com/wp-content/images/2012/02/F30-BMW-3-Series-21.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Figures on fuel economy, pricing and such haven’t even been mentioned but what I suppose you should have in mind is the sort of stuff the BMW 316i offered not that long ago.It would be very interesting to see what kind of turbocharging method BMW will use for their three cylinder engine since they will want to make it as smooth as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BlackE90, post: 28424, member: 6299"] Oh no...!!! from 6 cylinders to 4 cylinders turbo & now announcing the 3 cylinders turbo.BMW may be looking into giving old school brand enthusiasts yet another heart attack with their latest of announcements.It would seem like the future of the BMW 3 Series, not sure when but it’s coming up next, would find us looking at a three cylinder engine underneath.[IMG]http://www.bmwcoop.com/wp-content/images/2012/02/F30-BMW-3-Series-11.jpg[/IMG]We’re not looking at some rumor or some spoof announcement like the sort we’re getting from Lamborghini, it’s the real deal.The news comes from BMW’s engine development boss, Peter Nefischer. In an interview for Whatcar he leaked the information in a rather clear way. This wasn’t something accidental.This probably means that BMW is well into the development of the new engine which will, apparently, be different from the three cylinder in the i8.[IMG]http://www.bmwcoop.com/wp-content/images/2012/02/F30-BMW-3-Series-31.jpg[/IMG]That said, the development part isn’t a surprise since the estimates for the new three cylinder powerplant finding way under the bonnet of the 3 Series come in at around two years time.As we’ve gotten used to lately, in the pursuit of efficiency, the engines are downsized. In the pursuit of keeping performance levels high, forced induction will be employed.The new three-pot BMW plans to stick in the 3 Series will be turbocharged, just like the rest of the engines under its bonnet.[IMG]http://www.bmwcoop.com/wp-content/images/2012/02/F30-BMW-3-Series-21.jpg[/IMG]Figures on fuel economy, pricing and such haven’t even been mentioned but what I suppose you should have in mind is the sort of stuff the BMW 316i offered not that long ago.It would be very interesting to see what kind of turbocharging method BMW will use for their three cylinder engine since they will want to make it as smooth as possible. [/QUOTE]
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