BMW M cars will all be hybrid or EV by 2030

just-right · 07-21-2018, 01:50 PM

This will very much be an inevitable direction long term, in part due to a government’s perception that electricity is better. Studies are still far from conclusive based on life-cycle considerations.

Our (positive) experience will very much depend on the level of electrification and the technology employed. At the core can still be a pure M car complemented with the positive properties of electric motors.

The Automotive Enthusiast · 07-21-2018, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by just-right

This will very much be an inevitable direction long term, in part due to a government’s perception that electricity is better. Studies are still far from conclusive based on life-cycle considerations.

Our (positive) experience will very much depend on the level of electrification and the technology employed. At the core can still be a pure M car complemented with the positive properties of electric motors.

Part of the M experience is the noise. Just like AMG.

stbm5 · 07-21-2018, 05:12 PM

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Yeah because everyone races on Le Mans every day right? lol :P

well it'd also be ridiculous to assume that a hybrid m-car would in any way resemble a prius. my point is that we don't need to get all worked up about hybrid technology when clearly it can perform at the highest levels.

JohnEnglish · 07-22-2018, 02:49 AM

ICE engine sound combined with electric motor instant torque from 0 RPM and fuel economy savings? Sign me up.

Law · 07-22-2018, 05:59 AM

We can only hope a hybrid setup would allow the return of high-revving naturally aspirated engines a la Porsche 918 Spyder (9150 RPM 4.6L V8).

F32Fleet · 07-22-2018, 10:34 AM

Bad news for aftermarket parts business.

mk1-fan · 07-22-2018, 11:29 AM

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Bad news for aftermarket parts business.

Not if you are an electrical component business.

The Automotive Enthusiast · 07-22-2018, 02:00 PM

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Bad news for aftermarket parts business.

Didn’t even think if that. Goodbye aftermarket exhausts, downpipes, intakes...

brad850csi · 07-22-2018, 02:31 PM

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Didn’t even think if that. Goodbye aftermarket exhausts, downpipes, intakes...

Akrapovic will be selling titanium speaker sets to mount in the rear bumper

Darth One · 07-22-2018, 03:13 PM

Yeah and I'll be creating high quality recordings of Mezger flat-6 engines, Shelby flat-plane crank V8's, Lamborghini and AM V12's and selling them together with loudspeakers and suction cups.

None of you fuckers steal my idea! Running to the patent office now...

The Automotive Enthusiast · 07-22-2018, 03:32 PM

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Akrapovic will be selling titanium speaker sets to mount in the rear bumper

Knowing BMW, it’s going to be an option to upgrade the engine noise.

ZFE Fake Exhaust Package -$4,300

-B&O 1,700 amp speaker in the trunk provides the driver with best sounding
recorded exhaust note.

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