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      03-17-2020, 01:58 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by gmag View Post
I hear BMW is giving the V8 one final lease on life by electrifying it (48V mild-hybrid). This should show up on the M850i, X7 M50i, X5 M50i & X6 M50i & probably (not completely sure)X8 M50i. For sure the V8 will die with EOP of these models (G14, G15, G16, G07, G05 & G06).
I agree that BMW will apply 48V technology to their V8 engines soon.

Note, I think it's important to be specific about which V8 engine we are talking about since there are two - the N63 and the S63. From your model list, I can infer the language "the V8" to mean "the N63", but there is a degree of ambiguity.

Even leaving the S63 (and its known successor, the S68) out of it, I believe that it is too early to declare the N63 dead (including no successor) at the end of the current generation of vehicles. While the number of V8-powered models in the lineup is very likely to decrease, it may not go to zero. Notice that both Mercedes and Audi have used a transitional approach. Many V8 models have been replaced by I6/V6 models, but others have not. Mercedes has the GLE 580, GLS 580, and S560 while Audi has the SQ7, SQ8, and S8. If BMW follows a similar model - and I am not saying they will, but they certainly could - the next generation X5/X6 M50i, X7 M50i, and 750i (renamed M750i?), for example, might retain V8 engines.

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Starting with the next generation 7 series (G70) the V8 will be replaced by an I-6 based M-Performance plug-in hybrid drive train using BMW 5th generation battery technology producing more power & torque than the current n63 V8 & a reliable 60+ mile pure electric range.
While I would not be surprised at all to see a G70 M745e (possibly instead called M750e) I6 PHEV model with upwards of 500hp, I am not convinced a 750i or M750i model will be out of the picture. Also, even if/when the latter are gone, BMW would have a possible answer in an S68-powered M7. In other words I don't believe it likely at this point for the 7 Series to lose both V12 and V8 power all at once. There will be a slower phase out than that.
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