bye bye E46, Hello E90 M3!

[Alohaaaaa]

Originally Posted by kstore

True, unless the car company is so big it can offset the V8 with smaller cars for its fleet average.(Like ford is doing with the Mustang GT350 motor which is a 5.2L Flat Plane Crank that revs to 8200)

Woa... For-rari.

With a decent exhaust you could probably make it sound like a 458 (the unique sound coming from the flat plane crank).

[Beemdog]

Originally Posted by 3SPKY5U

Woa... For-rari.

Good one... can't wait to hear the new GT350. Meanwhile the 458 replacement will get twin turbos and probably not have that trademark sound (or less of it).

[Alohaaaaa]

Originally Posted by Beemdog

Good one... can't wait to hear the new GT350. Meanwhile the 458 replacement will get twin turbos and probably not have that trademark sound (or less of it).

Maybe I'll have to buy a Crustang...

[kstore]

it even comes with Carbon Fiber wheels standard

[Alohaaaaa]

Originally Posted by kstore

it even comes with Carbon Fiber wheels standard

Christ, everything is chalk full of CF now. F80 has a CF driveshaft, roof, strut, trim, blah blah.

[Z K]

Originally Posted by IB M

Seems like Europeans are going all in on turbo but you can still get a v8 NA motor in a mustang or corvette. Not sure why BMW or Ferrari can't stay the course. Go USA.

Ps congrats on new car, last of the great BMW V8s.

In other countries, they get taxed on CO2 emissions and engine displacement. A big engine will be a lot more costly to buy and own. You'll still see V8s in exotic and other high priced vehicles because they don't care about the costs... but for more mainstream cars, they are all but gone.