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      03-09-2014, 03:40 PM   #16
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Actually I think this illustrates just how far BMW has gone away from their original DNA in order to reach a broader market... I'll bet that winning this designation from CR was never an internal BMW goal in the past, but that it made the list of goals for the F30...
Bingo. There's no reason why a car the size of an E39 5 series should have a 4 cylinder. It's a great engine and all, but seems out of place for the size of the car. The car reminds me of what a RWD Maxima would be like.

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