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      07-12-2010, 03:12 PM   #104
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Originally Posted by BrokenVert View Post
Ok I get that it's turbocharged but if ford can make a 5L V8 turn at 7k safely why can't BMW do better with 2 fewer litres of displacement and two fewer cylinders?

Ford has tons of R&D $$$ not to mention resources up the wazoo to pull from to develop state of the art engine tech.

That's part of the problem with BMW, it's losing ground fast technology-wise to the big boys like Ford, VW Group, Toyota which partially explains the deterioration in BMW quality and the competition like Ford passing BMW in performance! They are trying to keep up with 1/10th the budget and total lack of economies of scale.
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