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Originally Posted by mkoesel
Even if something like this happens - and it could, although I strongly doubt in the exact way you describe - it is at least one generation beyond the next one (which starts in late 2022) away. It could conceivably even be a generation after that, which would be in the mid-2030s.
The V12 is gone by 2023 at the latest, and the V8 could start phase out any time this decade. But the I6 is being heavily developed today as part of upcoming M45e power system. It's got a lot of life left.
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I hear BMW is giving the V8 one final lease on life by electrifying it (48V mild-hybrid). This should show up on the M850i, X7 M50i, X5 M50i & X6 M50i & probably (not completely sure)X8 M50i. For sure the V8 will die with EOP of these models (G14, G15, G16, G07, G05 & G06). Starting with the next generation 7 series (G70) the V8 will be replaced by an I-6 based M-Performance plug-in hybrid drive train using BMW 5th generation battery technology producing more power & torque than the current n63 V8 & a reliable 60+ mile pure electric range.