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Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster
Well with your nose so out of joint about 4 cylinders, does this mean that you haven't driven an s14, a Mitsubishi Evo?, scooby STI or legacy gt, or the Acura rsx, integra, or the Honda s2000? And of course there is the Audi 1.8 and the Mazda miata.
By the way, the harmonics of a four cylinder are only bad when the displacement gets up higher than 2.25 liters, which is why most of the motors mentioned above are under that size.
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Evo and scooby 4 bangers are good, but have noticeable lag. An ex-roomie of mine had a 2003 S2000, great car when kept at full boil, but the motor felt as gutless as my 2007 R18 civic around town and the four banger drones annoying as hell at freeway speeds. Even the 2011 MCS i had as a loaner sounded like crap. Many of the engines on your list are more powerful than the n52, but none are smoother or refined. I honestly wouldn't mind the N20 so much if BMW left the choice of a NA I6 in addition to the N20. My wife will be looking for a car in about 2-3 years and the LCI 528i was on our short list. If the only choice is a 4 banger '528i' or a 535i we'll probably look elsewhere.