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Originally Posted by BMW M3 CRT
Thatīs right ... sadly 
But many well known car journalists make such comments ... and in my point of view "good for an turbo engine" is also no 10 of 10 comment ! 
The new M3/M4 loose a lot of its in 40 years of development perfected engine characteristics, that seems to be an fact. Would be interesting what SPORTAUTO have to say about this engine ... the comments on the 430hp Alpina B3 I6 BiTurbo were not so good - in terms of drivinīg on track. |
The turbo has been mentioned time and again by these journalists you're citing that it is the superior engine for performance due to it's power band and torque. The alpina is a tuned N55, when have they ever tuned a motor that is comparable to a bespoke M motor? Criticism has been aimed mainly at the aura, not performance, thus I'm not sure what other engine characteristics you're referring to.
Putting a lower performance engine into this car is just nonsense, besides the fact a higher output CSL version would be easier to achieve with a turbo engine anyways.