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Originally Posted by erhanh
V6 will also give more interior room without changing the exterior size since it is more compact... And BMW is trying to save weight, so I don't think they want to increase the exterior size but they must increase the interior size to be competitive.
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But they aren't going to do that in an M3 specific scenario. That would have to be an engineering tenet that starts with the 3 series and then filters down to the M3 - just like other packaging and platform related decisions.
In other words, they are not going to go reshaping the engine compartment, moving the firewall, redoing the passenger compartment, or any other major unibody alterations for the M3. It uses the exact same body shell as the 3 series - always has and, if they intend to keep it reasonably priced, always will.