M POWERplant

888 · 05-09-2007, 11:29 AM

It takes something really quite special to de-throne BMW’s 3.2-litre, the most successful unit in International Engine of the Year Awards history, behold the 3.6-litre turbo from Porsche. When all the points were counted, this engine finished just four points ahead of the BMW M powerplant, winner of this category for the past six years.

http://www.ukintpress.com/engineofth...rs_07/3_4.html

JEllis · 05-18-2007, 04:30 PM

Yeah but BMW's new twin turbo motor won overall. This is just in the 3L to 4L category and overall the 3.6TT ranked 3rd behind VW and BMW.

Jason

The CSL · 05-19-2007, 06:52 PM

Also, the new M3 engine wansn't tested, so I'd expect E46's engine to be succeeded in its new application by a much newer powerplant. It's called progress.

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888 I'm takin' the day off. Drives: M Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA Posts: 337 iTrader: (0)	M POWERplant It takes something really quite special to de-throne BMW’s 3.2-litre, the most successful unit in International Engine of the Year Awards history, behold the 3.6-litre turbo from Porsche. When all the points were counted, this engine finished just four points ahead of the BMW M powerplant, winner of this category for the past six years. http://www.ukintpress.com/engineofth...rs_07/3_4.html __________________ If I were to agree with you we would both be wrong.
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JEllis Brigadier General Drives: E36 M3, 997S Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,157 iTrader: (1)	Yeah but BMW's new twin turbo motor won overall. This is just in the 3L to 4L category and overall the 3.6TT ranked 3rd behind VW and BMW. Jason __________________

05-19-2007, 06:52 PM	#3
The CSL For the love of ///M3 Drives: Peugeot 306 XSI 16v Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 660 iTrader: (0)	Also, the new M3 engine wansn't tested, so I'd expect E46's engine to be succeeded in its new application by a much newer powerplant. It's called progress. __________________ www.themotorforum.co.uk