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Originally Posted by advantage20
Well I for one believe not only that the investment for building a stronger version of this 4 pot would be minimal versus building an all-new engine from the ground up as was the case in the past
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There has never been an M hatchback. There has been two generations of M models of it’s coupe brother though, and neither used anything close to an all-new engine. In fact, they didn’t even use an M engine at all until the latest Competition model, and that engine was borrowed straight from the M3.
Obviously M products from eras gone by had unique engines, but that ship sailed long ago.
If BMW could spare the money right now to bring a proper 1M, M2 GC, X1/X2 M, to market to answer the RS3 Sportback, RS3 Sedan, Q3 RS, A45, CLA45, and GLA45 they would not hesitate to do so.
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(and I'm pretty sure they've already gone half the way by researching/testing the option),
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As they’ve no doubt tested a 600hp I6 and 800hp V8 as well, neither of which is likely to see duty in a production vehicle.