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Originally Posted by Levi
LOL at the N54 fans. The engine is not a marvel of engineering calimed by fans. Toyota had such an engine even more advanced two decades ago. Nissan had turbocharged I6 engines long before BMW making alot more power from even smaller displacement with even higher redline.
An the N54 was never really that new, just a turbocharged M54.
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Yes.
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Originally Posted by Levi
By the way, contrary to what most think, S65 is more old, it is based on S60 that powered the M3 GTR. S65 is a pure Motorport engine, an engine that was developed by BMW Motorsport for racing only. Based on it was built the S65 for road. And based on S65 was derived, contrary to what most think eventhough it came before, the S85, an S65 with two more cylinders.
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I was under the impression that (and have been critical of it for that reason) the S65 is more or less identical to the S85 qwith two cylinders removed. Are you saying the S85 was derived from the S60 with two ADDITIONAL cylinders? There is no denying the similarities between the S85 and S65.