New Engine Layout for Next Gen BMW 7 Series...

[martinbo]

Hi Dudes and dudettes...

Infrequent poster here so please excuse if this is a repost. [Admins please delete or merge as you see fit]

Have you seen this article: http://www.worldcarfans.com/spyphotos.cfm/country/gcf/spyphotoID/6070627.001/bmw/next-bmw-7-series-spied 

What do you make of this picture of the engine bay?

It doesn't look like any conventional in-line or V configuration I've ever seen. In my eyes the plumbing and such is reminiscent of a Boxer engine. Is that an alternator I see peeping through there?

[cptsideways]

Its obviously boosted as those are two charge coolers in there, obviously a V configoration.

[mat205125]

I'm guessing at a twin turbo V8 or V12 ..... maybe even a V10 evolution from the M5.

[martinbo]

No visible cam covers, no longitudinally aligned inlet / injection systems, odd looking plumbing... this has to be one of the most unrecognisable BMW engine bays ever.

[mat205125]

martinbo said:

No visible cam covers, no longitudinally aligned inlet / injection systems, odd looking plumbing... this has to be one of the most unrecognisable BMW engine bays ever.

It'll have a dirty great slab of faceless black plastic over everything but the yellow filling caps before it hits the showroom.

Sadly the days of engines being engineered to be asthetically pleasing are over this side of 150k exotica

[flattotheboards]

looks weird but must be more efficent or something otherwise they wouldnt be doing it.

[tuffer]

I don't think much to the panel gaps:

[mmm-five]

Could simply be a transverse straight six twin turbo diesel!

[Dracoro]

mmm-five said:

Could simply be a transverse straight six twin turbo diesel!

They wouldn't have a transverse engine in a RWD car, wouldn't make sense. It will be longitudinal.

All it is, is an engine bay without the plastic covers you get in most modern cars. As it's a prototype, there's not need for them, they'll put them on when they release the cars for sale.