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Originally Posted by Muffnbluff
You're dreaming if you think there's a chance of BMW putting different turbos on the 1M. At this point I think we'd be lucky to anything over 340hp. But, the engine will not define this car, the handling will.
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Haha.. but what is a man without a dream!
My idea of a M car is one that holds torque steady to redline. The torque falls on its face after 5500 rpm on my 135i, to allegedly avoid overspinning the turbos.. so I assume they would consider *slightly* larger turbos for the 1M. Then again, they're running out of time and it might be too low volume for something like that.
As much as I hate to admit it, the new mustang was right with the M3 in nearly every performance category in recent magazine comparisons. The 1M is the "entry level" M car so I understand why they won't go too far with it. If they don't do something extra special for the 1M engine-wise it'll be a shame to have mustangs fly by.