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      02-04-2020, 02:39 PM   #41
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The e92 M3 is car Porsche didn't build but BMW did. Porsche doesn't have a practical everyday coupe/sedan with plenty of room and a NA motor that revs beyond 8,000 rpm with over 400 hp but if they did, it would be a lot like the e92 M3.

So keep the M3 and just think it was made by Porsche because it's soooo good I feel like it was.
It only goes to 7100rpm, but you're describing the Panamera GTS before everything went turbo.
Pretty much every manufacturer has a motor that can rev to 7,100. When you get above 8,000, you are in a very elite league as the cost of the motor becomes prohibitive because of the added complexity to spin that fast relatively reliably.
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