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Originally Posted by kevinlevrone
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.
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If you think the V8 is dull, you clearly need to clean out the wax. I do like all M3's and I will love the new one probably just as much as I like this one. I like the V8 high rev, but sometimes prefer the torque of the turbo. To each is its own, but you're the first that I've read to say the V8 is dull.