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Originally Posted by MacOSR
What's so wrong with a motor that's around 330hp and has good torque numbers in a car that weights a few hundred pounds less than its predecessor? I predict that it will perform better and have much better fuel efficiency than now.
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Bingo! I agree wholeheartedly -- especially as an owner of an F02 740Li with the aforementioned 315hp engine (330pft). If the rumors are true about the G11/G12 7-Series shedding "hundreds" of pounds, the car would see a nice performance bump with carry-over engines from the F01/02 series, let alone a next gen six that produces 15 more horsepower (or more). There's nothing but upside with regard to performance here.
Selfishly, I'm hoping for a plug-in hybrid version of the G12 740. Sure, the battery and electric motor will negate some of the weight savings (bringing it back to F02 curb weight) but with the combination of the new I-6 at 330hp (15hp more)
and the added hp / torque of the electric motor (whatever that will be), the car is going to feel much more powerful and responsive.
Clink... clink... <-- my $.02