Andrew 30 Report post Posted September 15, 2008 Our main BMW man on the stateside, Jim O’Donnell has confirmed that BMW is working on 4-cylinder engines. In an interview with BusinessWeek while discussing the new 2009 BMW 7-Series, O’Donnell confirmed that BMW is working a 4-cylinder engine that will deliver better performance, lower emissions and better fuel-economy than the current 6-cylinders. “This will be a high tech 4-cylinder engine; obviously turbo charged,†said O’Donnell. â€We can’t really confirm or deny when it is going to come into the US, if it is going to come into the US until after the election and the government makes it clear what is going to be the platform that manufacturers have got to work to.†We recently heard that BMW is close to deciding on 4-cylinder option for the 3-Series and 1-Series in the U.S. BMW is planning on producing 240,000 4-cylinder units a year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted September 15, 2008 Sounds good, if they are as good as there diesels they will fly! A low cost (say sub 60k) 180kw 125i would be awesome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted September 15, 2008 the i 6 apart from packaging still has many desireable chacteristics tho..esp for a companty that is almost 100 per cent rwd. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
