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Originally Posted by soooma
Agree and disagree
Agree it will have to lose weight
Disagree that Hybrid tech is gonna make it next generation but again agree it is in the future , but then they will Have to Come Up With Specific Headphone PUMPING UP THE E60 AND F10 Recorded sounds in our ears -  Then bye bye M cars... Hahahahha |
The beauty of hybrid tech is that you can combine a high rpm NA engine with a electric motor. The electric motor takes care of low down torque and responsiveness while the NA engine can be tuned to be a high rpm screamer that doesn't need a lot of torque in the low to mid range.
And the electric/hybrid part also takes care of low CO2 numbers, helping manufacturers meet EU demands of 95g/km CO2 by 2020 (130g/km by 2015). For instance the 918 Spyder has a official CO2 number of 70-72g/km, while the new M3/M4 "only" manages 194g/km...
Even though I doubt it, we could hope for a high rpm NA I6 or V8 in the M5's future, combined with hybrid power.
Hybrid's could actually help ressurect/save the NA engine.