{"id":80374,"date":"2025-02-11T09:03:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T14:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80374"},"modified":"2025-02-11T09:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T14:03:28","slug":"1145726_bmw-r-d-boss-v-8s-are-here-to-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80374","title":{"rendered":"BMW R&D boss: V-8s are here to stay"},"content":{"rendered":"

BMW may have phased out its V-12 engine<\/a> a couple of years back, but it won\u2019t do the same with the V-8\u2014a bold statement from an automaker that no longer builds engines<\/a> in its home country.<\/p>\n

The statement was made by BMW\u2019s R&D chief, Frank Weber<\/strong>, when asked by Automotive News<\/a> in an interview published on Feb. 10 whether the automaker planned to replace its V-8 with smaller engine types paired with hybrid systems capable of rivaling or even surpassing V-8 performance.<\/p>\n

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He went on to say that for many customers, particularly those in the U.S. and Middle East<\/strong>, a V-8 could not simply be replaced with something like an inline-6 hybrid.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not about performance,\u201d Weber said. \u201c[Downsized engines with hybrid systems] are comparable in terms of acceleration, but customers like the smoothness, sound, and feeling of a V-8.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Frank<\/p>\n

Frank Weber<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mercedes-Benz AMG controversially replaced the V-8 engine in the C 63 with a 4-cylinder engine and electric motor in a plug-in hybrid configuration. While the setup delivers a stout 671 hp, it also adds considerable weight<\/a> and complexity to the car.<\/p>\n

BMW isn\u2019t the only automaker looking to preserve the V-8. Porsche, after reversing its decision last summer to primarily sell EVs<\/strong> by the end of the decade, announced plans to continue offering gas-powered vehicles, including some with V-8 engines, well into the next decade<\/a>. The automaker is now investing in additional gas models<\/a> for its lineup.<\/p>\n

While BMW will keep the V-8 around, the engine may increasingly need to be paired with hybrid systems to meet emissions regulations. The automaker has already taken this approach with its latest M5<\/a>, which pairs a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 with an electric motor integrated into the transmission in a plug-in hybrid configuration. The combined output is 717 hp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BMW may have phased out its V-12 engine a couple of years back, but it won\u2019t do the same with the V-8\u2014a bold statement from an automaker that no longer builds engines in its home country. The statement was made by BMW\u2019s R&D chief, Frank Weber, when asked by Automotive News in an interview published […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80375,"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":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-design-concepts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80374","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80374\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/80375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}