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Originally Posted by e46e92love
I don't disagree it will be a great car, but a special one? We shall see. Btw, you looking forward to mom parking next to you at the mall in an X3 that has the same engine, trans, and major suspension parts as your supposed flagship ///m? THAT still has me shaking my head.....
Cheers,
e46e92
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I like your differentiation between great and special. It is a useful way to look at cars. Although BMW moving toward more commonality among its engines is certainly disappointing (what we have liked to criticize MB/AMG for...) you must realize that a car, much like an engine is a package or a system. The turbos, intake, exhaust, cooling, software, etc. will all be custom and M3 specific. OK, I agree, having the same block and/or internals is still a bit disappointing, nonetheless the engine as system will be very different across the various vehicles. Also the major suspension components will almost for sure be for the M3 and only the M3, just as they are today (well less the parts bin 1M...). As far as transmissions go DCTs are all about the software - I've posted on that topic long ago and somewhat extensively. Again here you will get something unique for the M3.
It is neither wise nor accurate to extrapolate from common block to common everything. That is simply false.