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07-30-2012, 02:52 AM
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Brigadier General 
Drives: Space Gray '09 E92 M3
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Manhattan Beach, CA
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Recapping some of the more interesting notes, along with some theories:
- I believe this is the first time Scott himself has confirmed that the F8X will come with a revised N55 inline-6. Still no word on displacement.
- BMW's x40i engine will also be based on a revised N55 producing 400hp. BMW is really getting its money worth from the N54 and N55 platforms...
- X4M will get a CF roof option, next-gen X6M will too.
- X4M will have electro-mechanical steering, all but confirming that the F8X will.
- X4 will get two M Performance models underneath the X4M -- one diesel, one petrol. X3 will likely get the same ones too.
- "Z4 sDrive 35is" moniker will be replaced with "M Z40i" or something similar after its LCI, and get a power bump with that revised N55.
- It's likely that the F32 will debut with an M Performance model wearing this same revised N55 -- M440i. I'd expect the F30 to get a similar treatment with an M340i at the same time.
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Current: '09 E92 M3 | Space Gray, Black Novillo, Carbon Leather | ZTP 2MK ZPP 2MT 6FL | link 1 / link 2
Mods: M Performance exhaust | ZCP suspension retrofit | Euro airbox | LCI Euro taillights | Style 359M wheels | CRT lip | BMW Performance CF Mk. II spoiler | BMW Performance CF mirror caps | BMW Performance front grilles / side gills / intake louvers / emblem | Factory alarm retrofit | Space Gray bumper plugs
Gone: '01 "AP2" Honda S2000, '97 Ford Probe GT
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