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My first BMW had four cylinders. In the smaller BMW's four bangers were the rule for many years. I would have to agree with those who say the turbo 4 will probably not weigh less than the NA6, nor will the new engine cost less either.
I don't know what the future of the DCT is either. Because it has a wet clutch, its fuel efficiency test numbers are not so good due to pumping losses. There are dry clutch DCT's available such as the one in the GTI, but these are very limited in terms of the torque that can be processed.
The 328 is AFIK, BMW's best seller in the US. With the turbo 4 so likely to proliferate, it had better be good, because BMW is betting the store on it.
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