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Originally Posted by hans007
i almost bought a 2017 C43.
Ended up not because it was just too expensive and it wasnt particularly playful a car. It also after a while though the materials quality of interior is great it felt overly styled.
So I traded in my 2013 328i for a 2017 A4 , and will wait for the m340 / m440i.
if the G20 m340i does come out in spring 2019 vs whatever C43 is out (i mean do you really want a C43 with a v6 they are imminently going to abandon for the m256 i-6 in the w206) i'd get the m340i.
now if they make a w206 c53 or somethign like that like the e53 and its rear wheel drive then ok maybe worth considering. but I don't think an AWD c43 with a v6 they are going to eventually kill stands up too well against the m340i
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The C43 with Performance Exhaust sounds fantastic (better than ANY I-6 BMW engine) and the motor's power delivery is phenomenal. The engine in the CLS53, the new I-6 motor which I've driven, isn't nearly as menacing or brutal as the V6 in the C43. The V6 may be dying out of the lineup, but that doesn't mean it isn't a spectacular engine.
BMW killed the S65 engine and replaced it with the S55. Yet, I don't think anybody in their right mind prefers the S55. I suspect the same may hold true for the outgoing Benz V6 since the 53 engine also includes electrification.