BMWs new quad-turbocharged diesel
Details on new BMW diesel Looks like BMW is making some serious power out of their new 3.0 inline 6 diesel. This little oil burner is making 394 HP and 560 lbs of torque. I'd like to know the rel...
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sato4000 wrote:Lessmore wrote:
Four turbos, one 3 liter engine.
My response is.... why...why would a manufacturer makes something so complex ?
I would think the most reliable and durable diesel engines out there...on the road.. are in highway tractors.
I'm no expert, but I believe they are generally inline 6 cylinders, of around 10-16 liters and have one turbo.
I don't know how complex they are, I would think an engineering design goal would be to keep a highway tractor engine as simple as possible...to ensure reliability/durability.
Are 4 turbos necessary for consumer engine such as this BMW ?
You know you are right. They should have stopped building engines when the model T came out. Why the hell are they trying to make things better. IDIOTS!
Actually, he has an interesting point. All of the big three diesel pickups have one turbo although I think the one on the 6.7 Powerstroke is a dual-stage. I'm guessing that BMW is using that many for quick boost response and also to be able to fit more combined turbo capacity under the hood.
And, my two-cylinder Maxwell gets down the road just fine. Why the heck does one need to upgrade to a Ford Model T with four? Just that much more to go wrong . . . .
