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Originally Posted by footie
That's only true if 99% of your time is spent on the track. Otherwise the turbo is the way to go and for a few reasons.
1: Motorway journeys are less tiresome, due to the longer gearing.
2: Torque is always your friend on the road, where as hp is only your friend at the limit.
3: Economy is superior with the turbo as is emissions.
4: It ain't really that much slower on the track, regardless of what the figures say. In reality 99% of people will never be any quicker or capable to find the limits of either car.
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You're almost 100% right here which is why no one complains about the 335i being FI.
But don't lessen the negatives FI systems inherently have.
1) they add weight
2) they add complexity
3) Always going to have lag
4) higher operating temps
Give me the choice of FI or NA on a performance car and IMO NA wins out.