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      12-16-2013, 12:33 AM   #120
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Originally Posted by basscadet View Post
Really? I'm sorry, but what other 3.0 liter turbo engine do you know that is developing as much power as this one is stock from the factory? Am I missing something? That is a crap-ton of power being extracted out of a fairly humble powerplant.

That's just what scares me. I am drawn to cars with engines that are over-engineered and under-stressed with lots of potential left on the table (Mezger Porsche Turbos, GT-Rs, Supra Turbos, Mustang 5.0's, etc). With this car, I'm honestly going to feel like I'm being propelled by something that is a little too similar to what is under the hood of some teenager's '07 FBO 335i.

I would bet good money that this will be the least expensive M3 engine (in relation to car price) ever. It just smacks of irritating thriftiness.
430hp from 3l = 143hp/l

143x2 = 286hp
143x3 = 430hp
143x4 = 572hp

A few examples:

A45 AMG = 360hp from 2l (180hp/l)
RS6 V8 = 560hp from 4l (140hp/l)
GT-R = 545hp from 3.8l (143hp/l)
991Turbo S = 560hp from 3.8l (147hp/l)
MP4-12C = 616hp from 3.8l (162hp/l)
Volvo T6 = 306hp from 2l (153hp/l) - New T6 engine replacing the old 3l I6

There are other examples as well.

Please explain what make the above engines less "humble" than the S55 and why we should be concerned with the capabilities of the S55 and not the 991, GT-R, RS6 or A45 AMG?

Please at least try to do some fact checking before claiming things... It improves credibility

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