As a block, I've heard only feedback that it's been a hit in the TT-RS and RS3.
What else is it expected to feature in further down the line, should it be used again? I heard loose info that the Q5-R thing may have it(?) but I doubt that would appeal to many of us MK5 GTI owners.
After reading this months Evo about the new BMW 528i/328i being in-line four turbos, does it mean the end of 5 and 6 cylinders where things like the 2.5TFSI and straight 6 block are concerned too? I do think it's a massive, massive shame should it be the case
I can't quite understand the sudden downgrading considering examples such as the E91/2 325i straight 6 block being capable of nearly 40mpg combined with respectable emissions, as well as even the S4 v6 3.0T engine capable of just short of 30mpg (to take two examples) again with cleaner emissions. With both petrol turbo and petrol NASP engines becoming greener and more affordable to run even at
larger capacities, albeit gradually, why the sudden downgrade in capacity of engines like that that BMW (again as an example) have been renowned for in decades, taking the 2.8 straight 6 as the subject?
It probably makes absolute sense servicing wise, but one of the main reasons I'm sure people buy a 5/6/8/10 + cylinder performance car is partly for the sound and I can't see a flat/straight four offering that any longer? What I think would ultimately be dull is if the facelift TT-RS and 1M's next time used a highly strung straight or in-line four cylinder - It wouldn't the same engine wise or sound wise, I'm sure?
I hope the 2.5TFSI doesn't get the chop just yet. Is it likely to, given the green push from all directions and more powerful four cylinders becoming ever present in more and more model ranges?
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