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Originally Posted by FC05
Is this correct?
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That's mostly correct, yes.
All vehicles in the 1 and 2 product families (including SAVs) will be built on the UKL (now called FAAR) architecture which supports only three and four cylinder engines, including PHEVs. Of course, pure electric vehicles are also now possible on the latest version of this platform (FAAR-WE), and BMW-branded examples should start arriving next decade (the first EV on this platform will be MINI-branded and it is set to go on sale this year).
The 2 Series Coupe and M2 will be indeed be the lone "sub-3" CLAR products. However, rumor currently suggests the M Performance model may switch from the B58 to a longitudinal version of the high output B48, and if this happens, it might return to the M235i badge. The M2, on the other hand, will stick with an I6, but we don't know yet if that will be the S58 or if they will go back to the B58 for the lower end model(s), reserving the S58 for the C and above or even just the CS and CSL models.