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      07-13-2010, 02:16 PM   #16
Evan135
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Everything sounds OK to me but the engine. It has been my opinion for a long time that BMW was using the front and rear subframes from the current M3 in the 1M. It fits (with flared fenders) and makes financial and performance sense. But the engine......

I remember Scott26 saying this turbo 6 was a variant of the next generation M3. That leaves this question wide open to me.

Yes it would be easy to use a tuned version of the N54, but I find it hard to believe the next M3 will only have a chipped N54 out of a 335? That's a tuff sell IMO. I know about derived engines in X5-X6 Ms, but they are much improved with a cool intake system that's patented. I just cannot believe that the next M3, and 1M, would not have a more exotic engine?

I hope M puts more effort into the engine. I would be very disaqppointed if they did not. We will see.....
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