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Originally Posted by crackberry
if porsche can make DI engines that get 26mpg, then i dont see why m cant.
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Price?
I'm sure no one complained when they added a convenience and comfort package to the M cars. I'm also sure there weren't THAT many complaints when the M3 was equipped with a V8. What happened to the heritage of the world's best I6 engine?
Like others have said, the customers wants have changed. The cars themselves have changed as well. Customers wanted more power and they're going to get it, granted, it's with turbos but it IS what the people asked for. And for all this power, AWD may have to be an option, seeing that it's getting to a point where it'll be too much for RWD to handle.
I'm sure BMW has lost quite a few sales to Audi for lack of AWD in their premiere cars.