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Originally Posted by Alpine300zhp
I think the conversion to EV is slowing way down and ICE will remain for the foreseeable future. However, that does not mean that sporty ICE cars will remain. Those of us who love these cars will probably hang onto them once BMW stops making them. My gut feeling is, if anything remains ICE and performance related, it will be the M models because of the profit they generate for BMW. The more pedestrian models are more likely to see the ICE versions turn hybrid or full EV. Time will tell if my prediction is accurate.
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I don’t know. I agree the conversion is slowing. But there’s also a business and profit angle. So much capital has already been invested in the electrification. It’s hard to see much return to the BMW car design and powertrain that we love. The M5 is basically going to be the sedan version of the XM. I don’t see it going back to being a lighter, full ICE car in the future. But maybe there is enough time for the next 3 to keep more of the traditional characteristics. At the same time, whatever the next 3 is, it is being drawn up as we speak. So it’s being drawn up according to todays regs and industry climate. All of this requires capital investment and that requires return on investment. Hard to believe car companies will just write off all that investment and do an about face. But I wish they would.