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      01-21-2013, 02:54 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by 300hp View Post
I updated my post. Infiniti and Lexus both offered 306hp. I bought the G35 which had 306hp, I considered the 330i underpowered back then.
Well yes but it wasn't a fair comparison cos both have 3.5 litre engines. The 3.0 N52 was way ahead of other 3.0's at that time.
The N54 wasn't a response to either Nissan or Toyota cos a twin-turbo 6 was already reported to be in development way back in 2003.
The Japanese have been focusing on small engines & other stuff such as hybrids & hence their larger engines have not been updated as such. They're now way behind in terms of engine technology when compared with the Europeans.
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