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Originally Posted by Ezio
quick facts
E30- n/a 4 cylinder
E36- n/a I6
E46 - n/a I6
E92-N/a V8
all where n/a and high revving ( for there time).
its not because they are going back to heritage. BMW makes a lot of I6 engines. it saves cost to make a M4 and a 335i more similar with production. look at the new M engine and look at a 335i engine.
the problem is not a 8 cylinder Vs 6 cylinder thing. its these new small displacement turbo engine. its completely new to M cars!
the M3 v8 is more similar to the E46 I6. than the E46 I6 is to the F80 I6 turbo
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Originally Posted by SROC5
To add to this point, the idea that the car's block is shared with the standard 3 series w/ same bore / stroke in this case and on the same assembly line, that's disappointing. Engine is no longer bespoke and built exclusively by the M division (e46 M engine, e92 M engine).
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Remember this about shared components?
Significant cost-cutting is achieved when the percentage of shared components between regular 3er model and M3/M4 model is increased from ~20% to 50%.