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      05-23-2018, 10:06 AM   #36
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At least they finally installed a better engine than comes in the "lower" M240.
I still think that the S55 sounds horrid–even if it's technically superior–it's too farty-sounding and has an un-BMW-straight-six-like gravelly sound that just doesn't compare to the warm, smooth tone of the N54/N55, and doesn't compare to the sonorous sound of the N51/N52/N53...
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