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      09-29-2011, 09:06 PM   #48
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Originally Posted by dicker View Post
Wrong. The E46 engines were different than the early E90's

2005 E46 was the M54 with either 184, 225 or 235 hp.

2006 E90 was the N52 with either 215 or 255hp.


DTM-R13: A large portion of the US market E90's are built in South Africa.
Thanks for clarifying. My point was that BMW upped the horsepower of the introductory models shortly after their debut with the E90 generation, so I would expect them to do something similar with the F30 generation.
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