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Originally Posted by MGM135is
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Originally Posted by SeanWRT
At no point could a 4 cylinder be considered for F87 m2. There is no 2.0L powerplant to date from BMW that supports 365 crank HP.
And if you consider m235 already has a 6-pot N55, a 4-cylinder for F87 would easily have been the all-time stupidest M decision.
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Actually, VAG already has a 2.5l with 350hp in the Cayman S and there are tunes taking it into the 400hp range. Most VW/Audi 2.0T motors can be tuned to 360hp on simple stage 1tune, meaning no other mods required. So we’re already there, it’s just a matter of BMW putting it together. And if the car weighs something like 2500-2800lbs, so having 365hp becomes less critical. |
I got that. But could a 365hp 4-pot happen at any point during F87 development? I see no possibility until next gen M of 1/2er.
BMW wouldn't even bother with new techs on F87, they tried hard to put together as many existing stuffs as possible to avoid R&D cost of a comparatively low volume production car. If anything else they had in mind with M2, it should be how to properly position it so M3/4 in sales don't get hurt.