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Originally Posted by Outlaw 06
I wouldn’t call turbocharging (and turbo lag) innovation. Forced induction has been around for almost as long as the internal combustion engine. Turbocharging is just the cheapest way to produce higher horsepower and meet US and EU regulations right now (while increasing complexity, decreasing reliability and introducing lag). The truth is that any car maker on the planet can turbocharge an ordinary engine to produce high horsepower.
Sticking M badges all over ordinary cars doesn’t meet my definition of innovation either.
My definition of innovation includes the following BMW (naturally aspirated) masterpieces of engineering: M88, S14, S50B32 & S54B32, S62, S65, S70/2, S85.
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1. BMW will never create an NA engine ever again. Get over it.
2. The only time that forced induction dies is when a hybrid drivetrain (NA + electric) is implemented. This will probably happen within the next generation or two, and customers will only benefit from it.
3. M cars are more about the chassis/suspension development, not
just the drivetrain. Current models convey this.
If you plan on being a luddite for the rest of your life, you should be supporting the use of forced induction, electric drivetrain, or any other technology that can help further the decrease in usage of fossil fuels. It is vehicles like these that will save the "classic" cars that we all know and love today.