Supposedly, Lexus and Toyota admire the inherent ‘silkyness’ of an inline-6 as opposed to a V configuration, endowing it an added air of sophistication for luxury car applications. And since they lack such an engine of their own design, leveraging their technical partnership with BMW could be an option they are already exploring.

What could be on the cards is an agreement between BMW and Toyota to use their B58 motor as a design base to which a new engine can be developed and subsequently constructed in Japan, giving Toyota and Lexus a viable mid-tier engine that would be ideal in a variety of current models and beyond.

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