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| Phil. Member Since: 19 Apr 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 769   
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I have the BMW 4.4 V8 in an M5 Comp producing 625BHP. It’s great and would suit the new RR. MY23 D350 HSE
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27th Jun 2020 10:44am |
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| Red Merle Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2152 
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Why would JLR want to buy in any engines when they’ve spent so much time and money developing their own modular range of engines, have capacity to spare and have been wanting to remove dependence on other manufacturers for years? |
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27th Jun 2020 11:10am |
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| AnotherMutley Member Since: 16 Jan 2017 Location: Kent Posts: 399
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Good point RM.
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27th Jun 2020 11:28am |
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| Bill Member Since: 18 Nov 2017 Location: Essex / Normandy Posts: 1165
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I’m not sure I can let that pass, a Diesel engine produces more mpg than petrol.. In heavily polluted areas a diesel Euro 6 engine will emit cleaner air than it takes in due to filters. Euro 6 Diesel, emits less nasties than a petrol engine . Diesel has been demonised by a crowd of tree huggers, looking at the older engines & not the modern technology. The biggest shame is that. R&D will cease as they have a limited time span, ie until 2032/5 . Why invest in a cleaner more efficient future if there is no future? Emissions analytics has details. Best. Bill Filters are in fact so good that in certain circumstances, when the ambient air is already polluted, a diesel car will tend to extract more particles from the air than it emits. Emissions Analytics worked with........etc etc He who dies with the most toys wins... |
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27th Jun 2020 12:09pm |
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and modern petrol engines are way more efficient.
| Boatmechanic Member Since: 11 Dec 2019 Location: West coast Posts: 76 
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They are building a V8 manufacturing line. The question is what they will build there. The Ford Bridgend V8 assembly line is at end of life, so continuing is not an option. |
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27th Jun 2020 3:02pm |
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| Martin2 Member Since: 15 Jun 2020 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 713 
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Could just be for Jaguar as the current model range is designed to take that engine? They would leave it in the Velar as well and migrate over to BMW engines as they bring out completely new models. MY23 Panamera E-Hybrid
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29th Jun 2020 11:00am |
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| Andy S Member Since: 16 Jun 2013 Location: Sevenoaks Posts: 949
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As Red Merle asks, why use BMW when you have a factory which makes engines? |
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29th Jun 2020 6:42pm |
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| Martin2 Member Since: 15 Jun 2020 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 713
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Because it's going to be too expensive to build an all new engine to achieve the next set of emission regulations MY23 Panamera E-Hybrid
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29th Jun 2020 6:53pm |
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| Red Merle Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2152
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But that’s what the Ingenium modular engine was designed for. |
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29th Jun 2020 6:59pm |
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| Philip Member Since: 05 Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2516
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Given that Defender prototypes are currently running around with 5 litre V8s in them, it seems safe to assume that they’ll be building that in-house for the short term (presumably at least until the next RR arrives next year). Assume the BMW link-up V8 will be the next generation of 4.4 twin turbo - makes sense to have a partner also using it, because that will be a niche engine for BMW. |
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29th Jun 2020 7:21pm |
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