So, it allegedly puts down a lot more than the rated hp and tq figures.


https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a2...LJSKT1T7DiMckU

 

I agree. Other than the trans, of course. Imagine how boring the 86 would be with paddle shifters.
It seems kinda like Toyota planned this to be heavily modified into a time attack/Japan GT car. Looking at how they've put together, anyway.

 

I think most of us saw that coming. Sneaky LOL

 

Peak HP is very close to an M2. Makes a lot more torque.

 

I'm pleasantly surprised. Maybe an agreement with BMW that it will "make less (advertised) power"? That torque is super impressive. Holy crap.

 

0-60 in 3.8... I don't think anyone is surprised

 

Can bmw make toyota-reliable engines?

 

The B58 is a good motor, no question, and BMW underrates them similarly. The B58 in the 340i, etc typically make around 420whp with full bolt ons, and around 450 with full bolt-ons and meth. Expect lots of cars to be making that very shortly. The direct injection is a limiting factor past that though, so big(ger) power will need port fuel injection.

 

They can, since Toyota went through the whole thing.

 

That not how that works.

 

Maybe not, but it seems to have worked. BMW designed, Toyota tweaked. Works great.

 

according to savagegeese, the toyota engineer told him thats how it works

 

In don't Think Toyota went through the BMW engine, changed stuff, and then got BMW to manufacture bespoke parts for them.

 

according to that youtube vid I posted above and his conversation with the Toyota engineer, BMW gave them an engine for Toyota to put through their durability testing, Toyota also took it all apart and made sure everything was up to their standards. He said they only changed a few small things, I don't recall him saying what they were. I guess its possible the engineer could have been blowing smoke up has a$$...

that being said, BMW engines, the actual engines, have mostly not really had any issues... its all the plastic and electric crap around them that causes all the problems.. the only BMW engine I can think of that had problems was the E92 V8 (and the M5 V10 counterpart). but I think that was down to the very thick oil spec'd for that engine and people not warming them up properly. The only problem their modern turbo engine had were the high pressure pumps on the early 335's... but that's been fixed for long time now...

 

High performance BMW engines have had issues like crazy. Rod bearings in the E46 M3, E90/92 M3, E60 M5, etc, Vanos issues, cooling systems that are wear items, Nikasil liners etc. The B58 is still new, and it may have its issues that need to be addressed.