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      09-17-2012, 12:02 PM   #256
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Originally Posted by Carl Lassiter View Post
Some good posts. The S65 is a masterpiece, from response to sound to exclusivity. However, the engine is only one part of an M-car and, for me, certainly lags behind what they do with the chassis and how this thing handles. I anticipate it will be great along with minimal lag and hopefully a 7500-7700rpm redline.

No doubt, I love high revving NA engines and can understand frustration that BMW have not at least bored out the I6 to 3.2 liters. Maybe they will argue there was no point, and maybe that is true, but it does seem like it could well be cost cutting to use the same displacement.

For those who live in europe the mpg boost is essential, for others in america it's welcome but not as necessary. I signed up looking for info on the F82 but I may well end up ordering another E92M. It's not that I doubt that the F82 will be great (and it will certainly be faster), it's just that other than Porsche the NA reign looks to be coming to an end.

In town, the mpg of the S65 and a tuned 450 hp N55/54 are almost the same.
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