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Originally Posted by mapezzul
I have come to the conclusion that all this turbo stuff was developed along side the new MINI engine that was designed along with PSA so in fact the R&D cost was decreased immensely compared to previous engine designs. BMW finally has it's VW (Audi's understudy) in MINI so BMW does not have to bear the full load of R&D and they can mass produce items and share components to reduce the overall cost of items. I get this feeling b/c the engine designs appear to be heading in the same direction, minus the fact the MINI/PSA is a 4 banger and the BMW a 6. Components seem to be close in initial comparison. I don't think it is going to cost that much more to produce the turbo version, but who knows?????  |
BMW has been producing turbo diesel engines for ages, nothing new here. The 535d 3,0 liter sequential turbo (272 hp) is actually one of the most powerful and rewarded diesel engines available today.