Fair Warning, the new BMWs could be ///Meh

Image via BMW
Image via BMW

Because “TwinPower Turbo” also refers to the single-turbo N55 family of inline-6 engines. There’s every possibility that these SAVs will have the same ~380hp output as the M2, Z4, Supra, and other single-turbo BMWs.

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What do all y’all think it will be? Do we get a GLC 63S/Stelvio QF-competitive 500hp? Or will we have to wait for the “X4 M Competition” with a de-tuned M4 motor, a-la the M2 Competition?

Say what you will about the X4, but I DIG the ///M-style wing mirrors in this application
Say what you will about the X4, but I DIG the ///M-style wing mirrors in this application
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BMW hasn’t really revealed whether these are “serious” performance ///M cars, or if they’re just minimum-viable-performance-SAV.