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Originally Posted by baege
so how is that lexus continues to produce a hunking 3.5 litre naturally aspirated v6 motor in a mass produced car whereas BMW is relegated to producing all turbo engines?
It must be european emissions regulations...
I miss the wonderful naturally aspirated inline bmw sixes...at least you can still get a naturally aspirated big v6 in the lexus
if they pair that naturally aspirated v6 with a manual and retain the rwd I would be all over that...despite the mediocre looks
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Lexus continues to built them because Toyota doesn't like to spend on R&D. BMW doesn't use them because the ultimate driving machine and slowest in class don't go well in the same sentence. Lots of cheaper FWD vehicles will do 0-60 mph as fast or faster than 5.5 seconds;
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...y-the-numbers/
Maybe you would be all over a BMW like this but most people would snicker at the weak engine relative to what other automakers offer in the price range. Lexus gets by due to it's reputation of reliability not cutting edge tech and performance. BMW cannot succeed offering dated products like this.