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Originally Posted by xxpanipuri
Its only an m-car if the MOTOR has an S in the engine code...
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The early M635CSi had the M88 engine with more power than the later detuned S38 engine used in the US M6. Same for the original M5 which used the M88 prior to US introduction with the detuned S38. Even the M1 used the M88 engine. So the first M-car was . . . not an M-car?
We used to be told an M-car had to have one throttle per cylinder, batteries in the trunk, and two pairs of exhaust pipes, which left out plenty of "real" M-cars and all M-cars since the advent of turbos on M-cars. It does, however leave the door wide open for my 1964 BMW 700S Convertible which has two cylinders each with its own carburetor and throttle, battery in the rear "trunk" where the engine sits (mid-engine, in reality) and four tailpipes which is double the number of cylinder courtesy of its Abarth exhaust it was delivered with at the factory.
