BMW M135i Concept

The M7, M and diesel manuals are all kinds of prospects for the U.S., said BMW Motorsport chaired by Dr Nitschke, in a recent interview with Car and Driver. The M7 idea is that a vague, fuzzy idea at this point, which is considered, but the other two have been confirmed in the United States. Some nerds M / lover / shills, the amount of ambiguity would not be in the United States do a manual AWD Diesel M, but it is a series sedans offer the existing N55 gasoline engine, all-wheel drive or rear wheel drive and be a choice of switching or automatic transmission, possibly the M135i.

This is interesting: Nitschke says that recognize many of the hardcore riders in Europe that the auto 'box is no longer a syrupy mess of three or four teeth, but a quick shift package with seven or more, faster lap times and in many cases may have a long service life. He said the U.S. market is full of purists and fans want to shift to machines and for this reason, BMW electronic ways and means of transmission standard for long life in the greater promotion of M5 and M6 designed. A bodged shift in such a powerful vehicle can mean an immediate and expensive trip to the store.

American BMW purists, like the folks at Car and Driver asked the question after charge, when the class M have to leave with taboo?Nitschke said that until recently, turbochargers and compressors not seamless, Brute-Force had the right of the line, yet offer the efficiency, as they do now. This means that the turbos were never quite taboo, they just were not ready for production, such as Nelson Piquet to 1,200 hp 1.5-liters Formula 2 championship-winning car, or the BMW 2002 Turbo (not shown badged as M car already).Another application of turbo race would be the M1 Procar series.And what about supercharging? Nitschke seemed to suggest that the outlook at least for BMW over whether she ever really given compressor motor.

If M550d be an American reality? Probably not, Nitschke says a lack of interest, but they have the technology to U.S. emission and safety regulations, as demand grows. MI3, Mi8 these names are little more than utopia? No, says Nitschke. "I mark the sportiest offering gas-saving cars, while the M GmbH offers the most efficient sports car," The M cars are far from their roots, low weight, it is an attempt to shed light on the cars instead of just throwing clever suspension? Nitschke said that they are doing and that it is a major concern for the Motor Sports Group, the E60 (last) weighed M5 100 pounds more than a conventional 5-Series, weighs the F10 (current) M5 heavier than the standard 5 Series with 40 pounds Nothing special, but it shows that Nitschke and his colleagues are hammering away or push pencils, as they had to change things in the right direction.

Will we have a similar or midengined M1 supercar? Perhaps, says Nitschke M heads most want to see happen, but they do not have still not received permission. He called her current knowledge of carbon fiber as an important asset in this potential project partners. When asked about mini compared to motor sports, Nitschke said that the two engineers are working very hard to pull to maximize their resources and platforms, but that the M-division has certainly a greater interest in the performance. The Mini seems strange question, but Nitschke began his work at BMW engine development and then moved to Mini for his work on the M Division.