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Originally Posted by Tony
Nope, I prefer the turbo engine. Better fuel economy, less weight than a “300bhp 3.5 liter ". We already know what a 3.5 liter 6 cylinder engine will do (Infiniti G35/Lexus IS350). And besides where would BMW go after the 3.5 liter inline 6? A 4.0liter V8 for the 3-series? You can only get so much out of a 3.0/3.5 liter engine without destroying its everyday drivability. Turbos are the future.
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Fuel economy is not that important in a sports sedan, so that is weak argument. Are people who buy S4 Audi's concerned about that or do they want the stonking V8?
Performance roughly scales with capacity so a 3.5l version of the current engine would produce roughly 298bhp in the same state of tune as the current engine.
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