Mercedes Ditches the V8, in some of the widely revered enthusiast cars such as the C63 AMG. Such a departure of a engine formfactor such as the V8 from a manufacturer such as a Mercedes often becomes a precedent and be followed by other manufacturers. But BMW seems to stand true to its sporting roots, the brand has showcased an opinion to plant all their new vehicles in the Us with a 8 cylinder engine.

Frank Weber BMW development boss told Automotive news that not only would the form factor stay alive it would keep on powering our cars in Us and Middle east. since there is a soaring demand for such variants in those markets.

A No To EV’s Then?

BMW has been focusing on churning out performance oriented EV’s as well as a performance spec vehicles. This perspective was proved by the earlier spotted EV M3 that was seen being tested a few weeks back.

So EV performance along with gasoline powered fun as well. The recent performance car the M5 packs a Hybrid V8 that churns out 717 Horse power. Beyond that nascent plans of instilling a new V8 in the seven series and revive the 8 series with v8 have also been circulating over the internet.

EV Growth Along With Conventional Growth

Beyond the adapting the V8 for newer emission norms BMW has also been developing the Neue Klasse a new EV platform that would underpin the upcoming EV portfolio in Future. BMW would soon be working on new chassis as well to be able to provide formidable choices for different customer subsets in the future.

While a few of the variants of the saloon car series would be provided with V8’s their possibility is India Is meagre. With the government’s move towards a greener future, and flex fuel limitations V8’s would soon be hard to catch hold of in India.

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