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Originally Posted by KoenG
Congratulations!
What a pure joy this has to be! Back into the ultimate bimmer with the perfect tuned 6 inline. This car combines all virtues that made BMW great.
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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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2017 BMW 530i, Sport Line,Alpine White, Canberra Beige Sensatec, 19 inch V-Spoke wheels, basic plain Jane build with no options whatsoever..... "Less is more".
Before: 2011 BMW 328i E90 sedan, Platinum Bronze Metallic, Dakota Brown leather, 17 inch wheels, 6-speed auto, N52 6 Cyl inline N/A goodness....