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Originally Posted by ncM
This may be a stupid question and I haven't compared dynos, but...
I'm driving an Mustang 5.0 6MT (vert). Coming from 11 years of MZ3 and MZ4, the Mustang isn't exactly my thing but I'd drop that motor in anything (Mangusta rebirth!). When I recently test drove an E90 M3 and a 991 I was underwhelmed by their motors. The 5.0 appears to have nearly the same performance (hp, torque, mpg, engine weight) as the S55.
If Ford can build a V8 like that (and cheaply), why would BMW need to make the TT compromises on sound, throttle response, and complexity? Is it an emissions compliance thing, where Ford can offset their V8's somewhat lower mpg with a lot of Fiestas? Is it so that BMW can easily tweak it up to 550hp if necessary to match the competition?
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Taxes and insurance in europe are decided by engine displacement as opposed to the U.S. where it is overall efficiency and price of the car.