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      05-23-2013, 10:18 AM   #111
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Originally Posted by Gjm127 View Post
Sucks that all the other competitive models such as the C63 and RS5 are keeping theirs... Ppl here like the downgrade to 6-cyl but absolutely NO ONE would have said no to a F82 M3/M4 V8!
I would have said no. Simple: the V8 puts out about 280 gr/KM of Co2.
Not sure what the new M3 will do, but it could possibly be below 200 gr/KM, and as a result the road tax here, that exponentially raises with the CO2 emission, would make a huge difference in V8 NA vs I6 turbo.
(as in 250$ per month, as in 15.000$ on a 5 year lease)

This is one of the reasons for the downsizing in the car industry.
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