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      05-22-2012, 07:29 AM   #161
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Originally Posted by benzy89 View Post
More than likely, this is what BMW will do. The N54 was "killed off" because it lacked the reliability & emissions that the N55 was able to deliver. But somehow it keeps resurfacing -- 1st in the 335is, then in the 1M, and now in the 135is.
The 135is uses the N55 @ 320hp.

The N54 will die with the current cars that still use it (E89, E92). The F80 M3's engine will either be based on the N55 (making it an "S55") or on the new generation of I6 that BMW has been working on for the past few years. The latter would make a lot of sense since it has been reported that the target for that engine is up to 400hp for non-M applications. An M application would hit 450hp easily, maybe as much as 480hp or so.
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