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      06-28-2010, 03:12 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by shawshank772 View Post
The main dissapointment is that it isnt a true M engine. They are simply slapping the n54 or n55 in and boosting it. Many of us here already have that kind of power. Yes I know it will have a wider wheel base, m suspension blah blah blah. But its kind of like putting a lot of makeup on a pig. This is partially the reason I purchased an M3 and didnt wait for the 1m or what ever it will be called. I did really want to have the "year one of the one" 135i, as well as the first year of the 1m.
You do know that this engine will be the basis for the next M3? So, it is a true M engine, it will be called the S55...I would think that a M3 buyer/owner would have known this.

By your logic the 4.4 turbo engine is not a real "M" engine, even though now it makes a ton more hp in the X5/X6 M and more so in the F10 M5....
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