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      02-05-2010, 10:17 AM   #73
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Originally Posted by Monterra View Post
Well that's the thing- I don't think it would 'have' to put out 350+ necessarily- some form of the 3.2L out of the old M3 was what I was hoping for but a bump in displacement is so last decade

They'd probably have to completely redesign it to meet current emissions standards, and the fuel economy would also hurt. It would be hard to justify the development time for such a low volume model, and they'd have to raise the price per unit substantially to make a business case for it.
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