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Originally Posted by 530iDriver
Actually what made BMW "great" was a 4-cyl engine. This is why the BMW building headquarters in Munich was designed to resemble 4 cylinders.
In North America people seem to conveniently forget that the first BMWs ever sold in the US where 4 pot models. But can't blame the mentality as BMW does indeed build the best 6 cyl in line engines in the business and for many, many years (Until 2012) the only way you could purchase a new BMW in the US was with a normally aspirated 6 cyl in line engine as the base engine.
This changed in 2012 when BMW replaced the old N52 6 cyl NA engine with the now defunct N20 2 liter 4 cyl turbo as the base engine in the F30 3 Series and F10 5 Series, 320i, 328i and 528i respectively.
But remember BMWs roots are on those lowly "4 pots" that everyone seem to take for granted these days.
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Yes, you're right. Join the G20 forum and help me convince the guy he doesn't need a M340i just because it's a 6 cyl and that the 330i 4cyl will be perfectly fine.
Anyway, a 540i is still some kind of a magnificent car to me, and the smooth 6 cyl has its part in it.
