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Old Jun 23rd, 2004, 09:57 PM   #88
jazmini
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After going through all these posts, I'm pretty pumped about this new engine. Wow -- a BMW designed engine -- that's impressive. Built in house for quality control. Turbo -- with minimal turbo lag. Much lighter weight than current models. 140 hp on MC with 170 on MCS -- that's only 30 hp added for the turbo, so with that small a turbo, the lag should indeed by minimal, especially with BMW's new design with reduced lag. So, much higher hp is possible. People having driven prototypes and giving it a thumbs up. All this is good! I want one!
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