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      05-29-2013, 11:31 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by kevinlevrone View Post
Give me more power and torque and I don't care what engine it is.

The e92 M3 is just underpowered in daily driving (and on tight tracks) due to the lower torque. I drove an e92 M3 and while everything was perfect in terms of suspension and steering, the engine was a letdown for me (I have a tuned 335i). Also, the V8 M3 engine doesn't sound especially good, it is rather dull, faint and uncharacteristic to a V8 sound. Listen to an AMG or Porsche engine, even a V6 or an inline 6, and they sound awesome. Why can't BMW do this ?

The new M3 engine will fix this, and I think that it may even sound better, from the spy videos. It will even have a "close to 8000RPM redline" as I read lately. I will speculate a 7800RPM redline.

Sorry, but there is nothing in the S65 V8 engine that impresses me.
If this is Kevin Levrone the bber, I thought ou were more of NSX lover than a M3 fan---although M3 was the title of your last bbing DVD

As far as the engine...think of this as a 993 Turbo GT2 on the cheap...and a potential moster when it comes to the tuning...we maybe seeing another turbo Inline 6 renaissance like we did with the Supra Turbo.
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