BMW’s efficiency division is not going to observe Mercedes-AMG’s technique of providing downsized engines for its models. Instead, BMW M will maintain its present inline-six and V8 motors till it will definitely strikes to electrical powertrains. No three- and four-cylinder mills with electrical motors and batteries are being thought-about, BMW M’s boss Frank van Meel confirmed in a current interview.

Commenting on many alternative matters to CarExpert, van Meel mentioned placing a smaller engine beneath the hood of a full-blown M mannequin together with huge batteries merely “would not be the right way” for the corporate. Electrification will play a job within the transition to completely electrical M automobiles – take the XM with its electrified 4.4-liter V8 for instance – however electrical motors may have a supporting position within the course of.

“That’s not the best way we see it as a result of we wish to have a robust base engine anyway. So, for us, going to smaller combustion engines together with larger batteries wouldn’t be the proper manner. For us, then the step might be to go purely electrical instantly. And try this in a correct manner,” van Meel informed the web publication.

And what about these purely electrical M automobiles? Apparently, they are not coming to market anytime quickly as van Meel believes the EV know-how will not be prepared but for a track-focused machine – one that may present “continuous power output in a significant way.”

“It has to do one or two laps [of the Nurburgring Nordschleife] at full speed, actually, then with the battery, if you go, let’s say over 250 kilometers per hour, you won’t get any much further anyway. So that’s currently the restriction,” the CEO added.