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Originally Posted by formula M
The new M3 won't need 550hp, it won't even need 450 hp, because it will be lighter. It will probably have a smaller engine than the 1M & have a high revving inline-6 (twin-scroll), tri-turbo, with loads of torque. Producing about the same HP as the s63. (ie: more efficient)
There is no reason to just add HP for the sake of it, unless u buy BMW just to drag... (  )? BMW has a long racing heritage and overpowered dragsters, is not one of them.
So please understand, asking for moar hp, for the sake of it, that isn't BMW's philosophy, who's ideology is squarely rooted in road courses. Once you have a car that can squirt to 60mph in seconds, it stops being about horsepower and more about other things, as you try an achieve the best track time. Such as chassis set-up, width of tires, stability, etc. when considering performance of the whole package..
Many have complained that BMW has been neglecting these things. Hence the E30 M3's reference all over. The 1M is about fundamentals and phun..!! Number don't mean much when u can't stop driving the thing. By your standards, the E30 M3 should not be able to put smiles on people faces, because it only has <250hp..? After one lap in a E30 M3 you'll forget all about who teh phuck has the best lap time in ur circle, but who can have the most phun around the track..?
Traditionally, with the right M sauce, "specs" rarely mattered to the owner, or even some publications..!
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AMEN! Although I don't necessarily think the F30/F32 motor will be smaller than the 1M..... but the folks at M did indicate the twin scroll turbos will be in all the next generation M cars and that the next generation cars will be lighter than their predecessors.