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Originally Posted by mkoesel
I think it could fit longitudinally. A supercar doesn't need to be a 2+2 so they can gain space by removing the back seats. Alternatively they could relocate the engine up front but that would require moving the "firewall" and other rework of the vehicle architecture so it would probably not be favored from a cost perspective.
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I doubt the rear seats can be easily removed, they are part of the carbon tub. The whole tub would need a full redesign, and that would drive the costs up and the likelihood of it happening down.
I still think the S63 makes the most sense, plus with a mild hybrid it would easily surpass 700BHP, maybe even 800. As much as I like the S55/8, I don’t think it’s the right engine here.
BMW has exactly one chance left for a last hurrah supercar with an ICE core -the swan song of its combustion engine expertise. By 2030 it will all be obsolete, crushed into oblivion by a multitude of thousand+ BHP electric hypercars.