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Originally Posted by bigjae1976
I don't think the E36 M3 revved up to 8k, did it? IIRC, the US spec M3 wasn't too far from the 328 as far as power goes.
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Not sure about the crippled US motors, but the Euro S50B30 revved to 7250 RPM while the Euro S52B32 revved to 7600 RPM. I think the S14B23 in the original M3 maxed out at 7250 RPM also.
So you're right - 8K+ is only for the recent generations. However, they've been steadily raising it over the years.