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WilliCO · 05-13-2015, 11:33 AM

Merging this concept with another popular one -

BMW is inevitably going to phase out their V8 engines (in non-M cars) in favor of higher output I6 engines. For a while there we expected the next 5 series 550 to have a very potent version of the B58 and not an N63 variant. Not sure thay have time to get that into the initial G30 5 series, but given the sudden implosion of reliability on the V8s, I bet they do it soon.

FWIW, I had an E60 545 with an N62B44, and it drove to 82,000 miles (and beyond with another owner) without incident. NA engine, though.

05-13-2015, 11:33 AM	#21
WilliCO Captain 98 Rep 900 Posts Drives: 2013 F10 535 xDrive MSport Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Denver iTrader: (0)	Merging this concept with another popular one - BMW is inevitably going to phase out their V8 engines (in non-M cars) in favor of higher output I6 engines. For a while there we expected the next 5 series 550 to have a very potent version of the B58 and not an N63 variant. Not sure thay have time to get that into the initial G30 5 series, but given the sudden implosion of reliability on the V8s, I bet they do it soon. FWIW, I had an E60 545 with an N62B44, and it drove to 82,000 miles (and beyond with another owner) without incident. NA engine, though. __________________ *-Will* 2013 535i xDrive M-Sport \| 2005 545i Sport (Retired and missed) \| 2001 X5 3.0 Sport (Retired)
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