{"id":33969,"date":"2022-10-18T09:32:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T13:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=33969"},"modified":"2022-10-18T09:32:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T13:32:27","slug":"bmw-old-engine-names-for-electric-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=33969","title":{"rendered":"BMW Says It&#8217;s A Coincidence Electric M Performance Cars Use Old Gas Engine Names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/10\/18\/bmw-old-engine-names-for-electric-models\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-17-of-29.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"BMW i4 M50 17 of 29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-17-of-29.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-17-of-29-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-17-of-29-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-17-of-29-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-17-of-29-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of BMW i4 M50 17 of 29\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201080%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-17-of-29.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"BMW i4 M50 17 of 29\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-17-of-29.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-17-of-29-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-17-of-29-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-17-of-29-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/BMW-i4-M50-17-of-29-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of BMW i4 M50 17 of 29\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"bmwad\">\n<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"67.669094693028\">\n<p>In case you haven\u2019t noticed, BMW has revived several nameplates that were used back in the day as codenames for gasoline engines. They\u2019ve now been repurposed for electric M Performance models, namely the i4 M50 and iX M60, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/04\/20\/bmw-i7-m70-660-horsepower\/\">i7 M70<\/a> coming next year. However, it wasn\u2019t a deliberate move to revive these designations for the electric era as the decision was made to establish a hierarchy within a model\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Timo Resch, Vice President Customer, Brand, Sales at BMW M GmbH, explained in an interview with <em>CarBuzz<\/em> the reasoning behind the decision to use the M50, M60, and M70 suffixes: \u201cIt\u2019s simply a logical way for customers to understand the hierarchy.\u201d He went on to mention it\u2019s a coincidence that these three codenames resurfaced but admits the engineers at home in Munich remember what those monikers originally stood for.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-425624\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-ix-m60-oxide-grey-17-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"bmw ix m60 oxide grey 17 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-ix-m60-oxide-grey-17-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-ix-m60-oxide-grey-17-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-ix-m60-oxide-grey-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-ix-m60-oxide-grey-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-ix-m60-oxide-grey-17.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of bmw ix m60 oxide grey 17 830x553\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-425624\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20553%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-ix-m60-oxide-grey-17-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"bmw ix m60 oxide grey 17 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-ix-m60-oxide-grey-17-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-ix-m60-oxide-grey-17-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-ix-m60-oxide-grey-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-ix-m60-oxide-grey-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/bmw-ix-m60-oxide-grey-17.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of bmw ix m60 oxide grey 17 830x553\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For a trip down memory lane, the M50 was a straight-six gasoline engine used throughout the 1990s in a variety of models with different displacements and high-performance S50 versions. The V8 started out with 148 horsepower in the 2.0-liter M50B20 and topped at 321 hp for the 3.2-liter S50B32.<\/p>\n<p>The M60 had a shorter life span as it was only available from 1992 to 1996 in 3.0- and 4.0-liter configurations, maxing out at 314 hp in the ALPINA B10 4.0.<\/p>\n<p>The M70 is unquestionably the most iconic of the trio as it powered the original 8 Series Coupe and the McLaren F1. This naturally aspirated V12 had just under 300 hp in its base form, rising to nearly 630 hp for the S70\/3 configuration used by the LM and LMR endurance race cars and also the bonkers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2020\/06\/16\/bmw-x5-lm-mclaren-f1-engine\/\">X5 LM Concept<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see how BMW will name its full-fat M electric models when these will hit eventually the market. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/09\/27\/bmw-electric-sports-car-possibly-teased\/\">sports car without a combustion engine<\/a> was seemingly teased at the end of last month. Separately, rumor has it the M3 will be the first real M car to ditch the ICE.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/carbuzz.com\/news\/old-bmw-engine-names-m50-m60-and-m70-to-be-reused-for-new-electric-powertrains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CarBuzz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADVERTISEMENT In case you haven\u2019t noticed, BMW has revived several nameplates that were used back in the day as codenames for gasoline engines. They\u2019ve now been repurposed for electric M Performance models, namely the i4 M50 and iX M60, with the i7 M70 coming next year. However, it wasn\u2019t a deliberate move to revive these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":33970,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}