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Originally Posted by babaikram
4 cylinder engines rock. 4 cylinder haters better get used to it. This is the way forward. 0-60 mph in 4.9 seconds faster than a lot of 6 cylinder BMW engines, cleaner and better for the world
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It's not necessarily cleaner. I don't hate the 4 cylinder, I have one in my 530i and it's perfectly fine. But it's not saving the planet.
The mileage isn't all that much better compared to a 540i in real world driving because you've to put your foot into it much more than the 540i. In a lighter and smaller car like a 3 series, the 4 cylinder is the right engine. Unless the 5 gets the more powerful engine from this X2 M35, I wouldn't buy a car the size of a 5 series with a 4 cylinder engine again.