BMW Mulls Over Turbocharged V6

One to upset the BMW purists, this...

BMW evangelists prepare yourself for this, because it's going to be a painful one: the folks over in Munich are mulling looking into developing a V6 powerplant.

The chronic BMW nuts over on Bimmerpost have spotted this schematic that BMW filed to the German Patent Office last year for a twin-turbo V6 engine.

That's right - V6. BMW blasphemy, that is...

Just what is in store for this engine is uncertain, however. Bimmerpost reckons the smart money is still on the next-gen M3 (F30) getting a tri-turbo 3.2-litre straight six, but that the bi-turbo V6 is a possibility.

What's particularly intriguing about this engine is that the exhaust gases of all cylinders are routed into one turbocharger. After that, the exhaust gases can be routed either into the exhaust system or into another turbocharger.

Of course, not all patent applications make it into series production, so perhaps BMW die-hards will be saved the upset of having to see V6s beneath their beloved blue and white roundel...