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      01-20-2011, 03:50 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by Lucky13 View Post
Antbody know the answer to this? When BMW gets an engine approved through the EPA do they have to get every variation of it approved. For example the 2.8 in the 1, X3 and 5 series all have different outputs so does each one get hit with the cost of going through the approval process. I was wondering if we might see the 2.0 turbo 4 in the Countryman JCW version if its already approved for several BMW's.
As far as I know the answer is no, they only need a single variant approved hence the different versions of the I6 3.0 petrol for example.
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