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Originally Posted by palpatine_us
What this may mean is that the six-cylinder engine is going away from the 3 series lineup. Now, you'll have two 4 cylinder engines- a higher output and a lower output. In the US typically 2 variants of the three are offered.
Also, if the M version will have a 6 cylinder engine, all the more reason to remove the six from the normal lineup.
Not to mention the cost savings of using only 4 cyl engines.
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I don't think so. I think most models will eventually receive the 4-cylinder (where applicable, 7-Series, X5/X6 won't ever see a 4-cylinder engine), but the performance model (M models) or highest trim (335) will retain the inline-6.