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Originally Posted by SeanWRT
Didn't Maserati have this technology already in its MC20 3.0T engine?
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Yes, the MC20 engine however has two spark plugs. The new BMW pre-chamber engine design has one spark plug. They mention a separate ground electrode which might be their way of getting around having two spark plugs.
"Ignition is done by a spark plug with an ignition electrode and a separate ground electrode, which is part of the new invention"