Jim O'Donnell, BMW's president and CEO for North America, has confirmed that the German manufacturer is working on a new 4-cylinder, turbo engine.
According to O'Donnell, the gas engine will be more powerful than BMW's current 6-cylinder; compared to them, the 4-cylinder mill will be cleaner and more fuel-efficient.
Trouble is, O'Donnell couldn't say when the engine would be available on this side of the pond. He'll have to wait for the outcome of the upcoming American elections before confirming anything: the politics of the two presidential candidates are so different that he prefers to wait until the next president adopts his energy-related regulations, which could change things considerably.
photo:BMW
According to O'Donnell, the gas engine will be more powerful than BMW's current 6-cylinder; compared to them, the 4-cylinder mill will be cleaner and more fuel-efficient.
Trouble is, O'Donnell couldn't say when the engine would be available on this side of the pond. He'll have to wait for the outcome of the upcoming American elections before confirming anything: the politics of the two presidential candidates are so different that he prefers to wait until the next president adopts his energy-related regulations, which could change things considerably.
photo:BMW