Bmw wants three-cylinder engines in the US

trymee submitted on 10/2/2012 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:59:12 PM

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BMW is mulling a three-cylinder engine for its vehicles marketed in the United States.

Ian Robertson, BMW AG board member for sales and marketing, said at the Paris Auto Show that the hybrids with a three-cylinder engine are “coming rapidly." A source at BMW told

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Bmw wants three-cylinder engines in the US

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GermanNut

What's next? A 1/2 cylinder, 5 horsepower, tin-can motor? BMW is rapidly losing its way in the search for efficiency.

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Posted on 10/2/2012 2:18:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -4   

GermanNut

What's next? A 1/2 cylinder, 5 horsepower, tin-can motor? BMW is rapidly losing its way in the search for efficiency.

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Posted on 10/2/2012 2:18:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

M5twinturbo

Good one Gnut. They did lose there way. I mean their 1.5L 3 cylinder makes more power than Audi's 2.0T in the A4...where did they go so wrong?

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Posted on 10/2/2012 3:53:33 PM | | Votes: 4   

Yonder7

I hate to see this brands doing cheap small cars but business wise, is the best move and Audi and MB will follow them soon.....or BMW will be the one selling more cars...

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Posted on 10/2/2012 4:43:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

knowitall1985

Everyone has to increast their corporate mileage rates.......

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Posted on 10/2/2012 4:54:47 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

LexSucks

Listen to the thing. Sounds nicer than the 6 cylinder engines

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GE6SGcT_eI

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Posted on 10/2/2012 9:05:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

LexSucks

You must be one of those retards. It's people like you why i have to come back. I mean look. You used my screen name to create yours. I'm flattered. But lets get back to you. Was there anything wrong with what i just posted. You deboosted me. What did I do to you? Either way, your attempts to silence me will grow futile. Just enjoy the sounds of that car and quit being a douche bag.

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Posted on 10/2/2012 11:59:10 PM | | Votes: 2   

LexSucks

This is what I posted:
"Listen to the thing. Sounds nicer than the 6 cylinder engines

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GE6SGcT_eI "

- Commenting on anything other than the sound of that engine makes me question your motives. Instead, you attacking the poster (me) and don’t even comment on the subject of the thread. A reaction like that is what I consider to be childish and personal.

I won't leave. Stop trying to play some stupid mind game. And why did you use my name to create yours? LOL!!

Also, have you actually tried to cancel your account here? There isn't an option. So next time you spew your garbage get your facts straight. Now can we talk about BMW 3-cylinder engines? or are you going to continue to harass and attack me? The more you do it the more you make me want to stay. So keep it up.

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Posted on 10/3/2012 9:49:43 AM | | Votes: 3   

LexSucks

It's kind of sad that you bring a beef from another thread to this one. Hijacking this thread so you can attempt to settle some sort of personal beef. So much for staying on subject. You have serious issues.

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Posted on 10/3/2012 9:59:59 AM | | Votes: 3   

LexSucks

I'm not leaving. And you continue to hijack this thread for your own personal gain. Good work

This quote from you says it all: "btw, what you posted before actually posting here is what matters".

- That explains your bitterness. You need to get over it. This is a different thread; I didn’t say anything that was stupid here. Yet you decided to attack me over something that was said in another thread. All because you had your tail handed to you in those previous threads LOL!!!

Stop carrying over arguments from past threads you bitter fool.

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Posted on 10/3/2012 2:26:28 PM | | Votes: 1   

LexSucks

“And just like I predicted, not only do you keep posting, now the story is that it was all a joke, how pathetic.”

- What’s pathetic is your attempts to try and silence me. And you are still thread hijacking.


“This is some argument carried over from another thread, this is a poster stating clearly they are done posting here for some reason...then continuing to post after their rage-quit. Again, that wasn't some argument in an article, it was YOU claiming you were leaving then stating you had no way to do it besides not posting here...which you now state was only a joke.

The joke is you.”

- The joke is on you for hijacking this thread and not knowing when an argument is over. I handed you so many beat downs that you are now using my name as a part of your new screen name. LOL!!! posanatra (or whatever your last screen name was) we all know its you.

And oh yeah... Your original reply to my post is at "-5" now. The most deboosts out of any replies here. Funny. How does that make you feel? Not good I bet.

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Posted on 10/3/2012 6:08:48 PM | | Votes: 1   

Yonder7

I love the sound of the Engine check it out: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/listen-to-sounds-of-bmw-new-15-liter.html

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Posted on 10/3/2012 12:35:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

LexSucks

“and can a mod please explain why users aren't allowed to cancel their account here”

- I thought I was lying? Funny…

Dude, I’m not cancelling my account. Getting your panties in a bunch is too much fun. And you still haven't answered this; why did you use my name to create your screen name? I must really be in your head. Now go change your screen name again for the umpteenth time.

You want me out of here so bad. Can’t say that I blame you. Just look at how much you’re being deboosted here LOL!!!. That must be embarrassing. There’s a reason for that. You’re the one who went off topic here. My first post here was on-topic, was yours? You're the one who should be banned.

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Posted on 10/3/2012 2:37:45 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

LexSucks

“Please don't talk about being deboosted, you're basically the very reason the system was even created.

- So you having negative boosts right now? What’s that all about? LOL!!!


“You're also the ONLY poster here who's name gets brought up negatively when YOU AREN'T EVEN COMMENTING IN THAT ARTICLE!”

- by idiots like you. Lexus loving fanboys that one time or another got their feelings hurt by me, or someone who read a post where I was hurting the feeling of one of their buddies.


“That is how much you are hated here, no one respects your opinion and most are tired of your act. Further evidenced by your "I was only joking, I'll stay just to piss you off". “

- And my act is going to continue to get tired. What are you going to do about it? Pleading to the admins not working?


"Trust me, no one truly cares that much about you or your opinion."

-I don’t care if anyone cares about my opinion. Unlike you I don’t live to seek the approval of others.

And I’ll ask this again: WHY DID YOU USE MY SCREEN NAME TO CREATE YOURS?

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Posted on 10/3/2012 5:53:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

LexSucks

“make sure you stay on subject,”

- You mean the subject of BMW 3 cylinder engines? Or the subject that you hijacked this thread with?


“We know, you stated you tried and then asked admins (which we now know was a lie).”

- Even after you looked and saw that there isn’t any way to delete an account here, I’m still a liar?

— LexSucks (View Profile)

Posted on 10/3/2012 5:54:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

CarCrazedinCali

hyrbrid 3cyl sounds very intriguing

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Posted on 10/3/2012 1:13:11 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

tecnopolis

``I listened to the engine sound and I have to tell everyone, It sounds just like my 3-cylinder engine in my Geo Metro.
It's always reminded me of a Porsche 911 flat six, but this BMW is a lil closer to it.
It also sounded like the Daihatsu Charade and Subaru Justy's I test drove when I was cross shopping for my Metro.
Serious, doesn't make anywhere near the same horsepower as the BMW, but the same roarty exhaust sound comes from all the 3-cylinder cars I've been in.
Also, my car only weighs 1700 lbs.

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Posted on 10/5/2012 4:16:15 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

skytop

My riding lawnmower has two cylinders. Does that make it 2/3 of a BMW?
I bet a BMW can't cut my lawn nearly as well as my lawnmower does. And it uses less fuel too!

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Posted on 10/6/2012 7:42:20 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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