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Originally Posted by Dylan86
The M3/4 is such a performance oriented vehicle, engine notwithstanding, of course.. Why would they include such a "designated" drivetrain like an "S" series engine, to an X3-M? It's an M-variant, not an M car. To me, with the demographic and $$ required, it's never going to draw a true "M" car crowd, anyway. So why not "save" and put a tuned B58, into the X3-M, instead? That seems much more logical to the consumer (end buyer) as well as the production line.
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X3/X4 M's are true M car's now, according to BMW. You can't put a B58 in these M variants and expect to compete with the GLC 63's and Macan Turbo's of the world. S58 gives them the power they need in that segment.
With your logic, they should use B58 and tune it to reach GLC 63 power levels. Well, that's what they did. The end result is S58.