I would not bet the farm on that continuing. Mercedes is know to have a 3L FI engine in development, and rumors suggest it will replace the 3.5L N/A. All other engine configurations (V12, V8, I4) are nearly exclusively turbo at this point (there are still a couple exceptions yes).
VAG contines to scale back the use of both their narrow angle and 90 degre V6, especially in Audi and VW models. The I5 obviously still has a place, but who knows for how long. Turbo 4L V8 is coming and will almost surely spell the end of the N/A 4.2L V8 and 5.2L V10 engines, and they are reportedly going to adopt the turbo W12 for the A8 also. The N/A engines might live in on the R8, but maybe not.
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Originally Posted by SteVTEC
There's no reason that BMW couldn't sell and market turbo-4 and NA-6 engines alongside each other just as Mercedes and Audi have done and continue to do.
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