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      02-19-2013, 04:09 PM   #13
Lucky13
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Drives: 2014 M235 manual, 2020 X3 30X
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Columbia, S.C.

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I'm comparing 2007 X3 of 7.1 to 7.2 0-60 verses 2013 X3 with 2.0 where Car and Driver just got a 6.2 0-60 and they both weight the same. I've owned 8 versions of the 2.8/3.0 in auto and manual and unless you can get high rpms its would not keep up with the 2.0 due to torque. It was a great engine with a manual where you could keep it at high rpms but rather sluggish with the 6 speed auto. Granted the 8 speed helps a lot but even the new X3 with 2.0 and 8 speed is faster than the 2011 X3 with 8 speed and 3.0 (2012 they dropped the 2.0 turbo in it).
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