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Originally Posted by NYC6
a slow car driven fast isn't nearly as fun as a fast car driven very fast.. 
good luck with whatever you decide yo do. |
Ha! Cheers to that.
Thankfully I don't sit in traffic too often, so I find that I can even have fun in my daily Southern California commute without driving like a nutter. That said, it's far too easy to build speed with the N55 that you just can't use very often, only in very quick bursts.
Again, I know it sounds crazy, but I kind of dislike not having to downshift to pass, etc. It's almost like playing a video game that's so easy that it's not as much fun. I really enjoyed working the gears in the Z4 -- that N52 has tension and drama, and it sounds better to my ears than any turbocharged engine -- a little metallic but it still has some guts.
I would kill for the 255HP N52, call it a 130i -- that's the dream combo, but the slightly less powerful 128i isn't bad for 3,200 lbs.