New BMW engines: No throttle | News & Analysis content from WardsAuto

I thought that BMW had been doing something like this for a while. While it seems that the BMW version still has a cam (it just has a variable follower and cam angle indexing...) the intent is conserved (ie: no throttle body and flat torque curves...?)

this article is dated 2001, I didnt think that BMW got rid of throttle bodies until 2008 or 2009 (so the idea hasnt spread like wildfire...yet?...)...but hopefully some else here can shed more light than I.

-John

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