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Originally Posted by Slalom
I am not convinced that BMW will go the V6 route. The X3 and F30 have been designed with long hoods - that is part of the design vocabulary of BMW. There is no reason to put an inherently inferior engineering as a V6 in an X3 or F30. The only rational reasons for a V6 are;
(a) limited hood length
(b) a transversely mounted engine - as in the X1 and Mini
(c) cost savings where shared engines with a non-prestige marque dictate the use of shared engines
The thought of triple turbos or even turbos and a supercharger (with its sonorous whine) is very appealing.
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Why is v6 inferior? V6 is more compact and displacement can easily be increased to achieve more power,cooling is better and it can also be made smooth by using electromechanical mounts.I don't thing they can go more that 3.2 in an I6 it will be too big like a V8.