528i to get 4 cylinder 2.0L turbo engine starting September
01-27-2011, 03:20 PM
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YEAH CHECK OUT MY BRAND NEW BADASS 2025 525i!!!! 245 HP!!! heres a pic of the engine!!!!
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01-27-2011, 10:24 PM
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Saw the question asked in another thread, thought it'd be helpful to start a thread on it.
According to the Twinpower 4-cylinder 2.0L Motor Rollout Schedule, the F10 528i will switch from its current naturally aspirated inline-6 motor to the all new twinpower inline-4 cylinder 2.0L turbo motor.
If you're a fan of naturally aspirated motors better get them soon! Looks like BMW is going the way of forced induction across the board soon.
Even the next M3 will get a turbo 6 cylinder.
According to the Twinpower 4-cylinder 2.0L Motor Rollout Schedule, the F10 528i will switch from its current naturally aspirated inline-6 motor to the all new twinpower inline-4 cylinder 2.0L turbo motor.
If you're a fan of naturally aspirated motors better get them soon! Looks like BMW is going the way of forced induction across the board soon.
Even the next M3 will get a turbo 6 cylinder.
The beginning of the end is already upon us for BMW and performance N/A engines, and with this, many enthusiasts shall be forced to find new marquees to enjoy a real engine. It is pathetic that BMW, and engine company first and foremost, has abandoned naturally aspired performance engines across the board, and shows that all tradition and history has been thrown out the window for market share and green envy. BMW is becoming GM and may very well share its same fate some day. It will be very interesting to see how well the 5er sells in the US with a 4 cylinder engine. I just dont see it personally, I think that those in the market for an F10, even an entry level F10, will be put off by the engine when the cost of the vehicle is taken into account. This is a premium luxury sedan and unless specifically ordered stripped down, will be in excess of $50K even in the 528 guise with minimal options. 4 cylinder and luxury cars dont mix in the US, this cant be anything but a failure in the end.
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^^^^ I dunno, a I4 turbo with 245HP would still have 20 more posies than my I6 NA (M54 = 225HP), so the performance at the entry level is there. Also, between the fuel economy and emissions targets set by the EU and the US, I can't imagine too many other companies that consider themselves "performance" oriented will still be using NA engines either. They just can't match the economy or emissions of the TT engines. BMW is being smart by adapting their DNA ahead of the game. 
LOL true
01-28-2011, 09:42 AM
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But if there would be a L4 gas twinturbo with +200 hp and +400Nm of torgue at 1,500 rpm with a avarage consuption of under 6 liters/100 km and the price would be allright, I could change to a gasoline car.
It's the diesels torgue that does the F10 with a 2.0 l turbodiesel engine into a Luxury Sedan of the future, also in Northern America.
All you with kids or thinking of having some should really also think about the future.
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M3 all the way, its probably the best balance that can be had, hands down, imho.
Certainly everyone must be able to justify the cost of these things and not throw away money if it cannot be trully afforded, there are many more important things in life than nice powerful cars, so I totally agree that priorities must be in the equation.
Its just interesting discussions in the end, I just key in on the words you use, and I still wonder though, if not for the taxes on the car and the fuel, would you still want the 4cyl? Or to say it another way, all things equal in terms of car price and taxes, if you had the choice - a 6 cyl natural aspiration engine with 230hp vs 4cyl twinturbo with about the same power and nearly the same consumption, which do you choose?