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Originally Posted by Hogiebear
+1, Still want a 6 cylinder though!
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Originally Posted by Romo
Hope for a 6IL!
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Nope, the next gen 1M (labelled "M2" and internally nicknamed
"The Downsized M") will be a four cylinder and lighter than the E82 1M:
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...5&postcount=35
Or to phrase the usually-well-in-the-know Scott26 (July 2012) (read his interesting post giving us a brief peek behind the ///M curtains:
http://www.f30post.com/forums/showpo...9&postcount=23):
"Although work has commenced on the "Downsized" M, The M2 or the replacement for the most admired 1er M Coupe.
It is known as the "Downsized" M because BMW M are investigating the concept of a completely reworked N20 based four cylinder in terms of the successor to the 1M offering the same recipe as before but with lower weight but still offering the entry to M ownership with the key of precision rather than outright power."