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      07-18-2013, 09:40 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by Redadair View Post
Not at all... The engine may be shared with the 135i (early years) N54 and the Z4 but the M button is only for the 1M. As the article states, this same technology is now being used in the M5, M6 Twin Turbo V8's.

It was pioneered in the 1m since the 1M was the First M car to have a Turbo.
1M came after X5M and X6M who both had turbo engines...first version of the same engine in F10 M5, but who thinks that they are M cars is another story!
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