[SeanWRT]

Glad to know I'm not alone wishing for the S58 to get the 48V.

I remember there was a magazine interview on the G87 where the "source" leaks that it will happen at some point of its life circle.

It makes sense to me, as BMW is trying hard to pave way for the electrification rollout, the S58 would be a unicorn or wierdo, keeping purely traditionally internal-combusted for the next 7 years. And more importantly, the ZF 48V (gen2, integrated into the gearbox), will hit the market and be used by almost everyone in 5 years - maybe in first 2-3 years by only the top tier makers (Mercedes and BMW).

If you look back, 8 years ago, when BMW rolled out the FI, it was so aggressive that we felt like NA was ditched completely overnight.

48V isn't going to add much weight as is. And as the development progresses, it will save weight, because more 48V electronics means more smaller thinner 48V cables replacing heavy thick 12V cable.

The S58 is a very laggy engine in the X3MC form. Desperately in need for a fix.