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Originally Posted by Aries
Again, supercharged. Not that impressed. And I thought we were talking about hp/liter not torque? Also, which BMW motor needs to use twin turbocharging to get 100hp/liter?
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I think he's referring to the new 3L twin turbo motor found in the 335i and 135i. Its got an even 300hp/300lbft...
The only downside that I see to supercharging is the loss in efficiency (which it sounds like they've addressed with the new supercharger design) and the slight increase in weight associated with it.
BMW does make the best NA motors around... the new M3 motor is an absolute screaming race engine (8500+rpm redline! Crazy!). No doubt its a better engine, but you'll pay thru the nose for it... both up front and in maintence costs. If that M3 engine every breaks outside of warranty, I would be VERY afraid of the repair costs. The truly nice thing about ANY of these GM engines is that they are affordable to run and maintain.
~LSx