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New Delhi: It is true that the strict laws about emissions are the real reason why the internal combustion engine might be dying slowly. It is much more challenging in the European Union, where the Euro 7 standard is making brands work hard in terms of their ICE portfolio.
BMW, though have taken precautions to ensure that their large engines don’t get phased out when the EU7 comes into play.
During an interaction with Autocar, Chief Technology Officer Joachim Post noted that the next-generation engine had been engineered from its inception to meet increasingly stringent regulations. Furthermore, it has been stated that the inline-six, V8, and V12, which are exclusive to the Rolls-Royce brand, will also remain. BMW stopped selling the 12-cylinder car following the M760i Final Edition in 2022.
Post went on to note to Autocar that the next-gen BMW products might come with V12 as well. However, it wasn’t clear if it will be a core BMW model or strictly a Rolls-Royce. It would be interesting to have the twin-turbo, 6.75-litre in something like the newly founded BMW Alpina.
The sub-brand is placed above the regular BMW and targets the likes of Mercedes-Maybach, which still comes with a V12 in the S-Class S680. However, nothing is known at this point, as the “N74” engine might remain just for Rolls-Royce’s Ghost, Cullinan and Phantom models. It is quite good that the ICE versions are here to stick around for a while.
A complete electric M3 has been teased already, before its 2027 launch, but BMW are still planning for a fuel counterpart. It is likely to arrive a year after the EV, with customers having both options. The ICE model will come with an updated “S58”, a twin-turbo 3.0-litre inline-six, likely with mild-hybrid technology to meet EU regulatory requirements.
In his interaction with Autocar, Post also said that the M4 will have another generation with the current car’s life-cycle reportedly extended upto 2029. The M4 the CTO suggested that M4 could continue to be made on a regular 4 Series, implying there would be four-cylinder engine in the mix.
