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Originally Posted by AJL13
Several performance marques (Porsche, BMW, Mercedes) have ditched larger N/A engines for smaller-displacement forced induction powerplants. You pretty much can't buy a 911 or an M-series car that isn't forced induction. Hell, BMW did exactly this when they transitioned from the S65 to the S55 in the M3, and that's just one example.
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That's in the EU, where you are taxed on engine displacement. Hence why they have all dropped to FI 4s and 6s. Thankfully we don't have that here, but I'm sure there will come a day where the SS won't have a V8.
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