BMW - Downsizing futuri motori

[simonepietro]

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. ”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.
eGMcartech

Svincolati dalla Join venture con PSA ?
Oppure nuove cilindrate in arrivo all'interno della famiglia prima citata ?

[Matteo B.]

si parla da anni di un 2.0 4L...praticamente una costola del 3.0 twin turbo.....avevo letto che doveva andare sulla z2 (l'anti mx-5)

[simonepietro]

si parla da anni di un 2.0 4L...praticamente una costola del 3.0 twin turbo.....avevo letto che doveva andare sulla z2 (l'anti mx-5)

questa non la sapevo. Ero al corrente delle voci trguardanti un 2 litri sovralimentato tratto dai BMW-PSA, credo avremo argomenti sui cui discutere nei mesi a venire e forse nel gorgo finirà pure il nostro gruppone .

[simonepietro]

altro sunto dell'articolo di business week.

Jim O’Donnell (BMWNA CEO) has officially confirmed in an interview with Business Week that BMW is working on developing a new 4-cylinder motor, so all the speculation can finally come to an end.

As heard in the interview: “It will deliver stronger performance in terms of acceleration than the current 6-cylinder, it will deliver lower emissions and will give you better fuel economy; so it is a win, win, win situation. This will be a high tech 4-cylinder engine; obviously turbo charged. We can’t really confirm or deny when it is going to come into the US, or 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.”

What he is basically saying is that future US policy will dictate whether or not we see these motors. I have a tough time swallowing that personally since that means BMW is not thinking about how to become more efficient for the right reasons but rather to meet requirements of the government. I thought I just read something about sustainability? If what he says is true about the performance, efficiency and emissions why would the US not see this motor?

I apologize for turning this into an opinion piece as that was not the original intention. As I listened to this interview numerous times to make sure I quoted it correctly the more I realized what he was saying; BMW is developing this great motor but we will only see it if a certain president is elected and certain policies are implemented. That is not saying we will not see this motor ever but that it may be fast tracked and we see it sooner than later, which is a great thing for countless reasons. The only down side I see is that the current 6 cylinder (N52) life-cycle is cut by a few years.

It is also possible that he may be referring to other programs which may require cars to have hybrid technology or hit certain numbers in which case this motor would not meet those requirements. At this point it is a waiting game but we do know that these things really do exist and hopefully we will see them soon in cars weighing in a bit less. What do you think?

You can watch the full interview here and read up on the new 7 as well (which we have covered extensively in the past)
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[krestfallen]

beh era ora... quei polmoni degli aspiratini stonavano in gamma, oltre che non vendono una ceppa

[jeby]

Infatti, anche perché ormai tutti hanno dimostrato che la strada da intraprendere è quella, gira e rigira dalla riduzione di cilindrate e frazionamenti non si salverà nessuno, o almeno, nessuno che voglia vendere auto di massa.

[Danyxx82]

questa non la sapevo. Ero al corrente delle voci trguardanti un 2 litri sovralimentato tratto dai BMW-PSA, credo avremo argomenti sui cui discutere nei mesi a venire e forse nel gorgo finirà pure il nostro gruppone .

BMW ha gia detto che con PSA non ci sarebbero stati altri accordi sui benzina oltre al 1.6, per cui questo 2.0 non penso proprio che sarà usato anche dal gruppo PSA.
E' possibile che questo 2.0T possa essere usato anche dal gruppo FIAT visti gli ultimi accordi?

[Prestige]

avercene di polmoni aspirati come i 6 cilindri bmw
e poi negli USA le serie 3 sono tutte 6 cilindri a benzina

[krestfallen]

avercene di polmoni aspirati come i 6 cilindri bmw
e poi negli USA le serie 3 sono tutte 6 cilindri a benzina

aspiratINI = 1.6 e 2.0

[Regazzoni]

aspiratINI = 1.6 e 2.0

Cosa di cui non si sta parlando qui, dato che la notizia sono dei probabili 4L turbo che vadano a soppiantare i 6 cilindri.