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      08-23-2018, 02:14 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by Huz-Z View Post
My understanding - subject to correction by others who know for sure - is that European emissions restrictions are stricter than those in the US, resulting in the horsepower difference.
Well I'll be damned.
We've finally reached a point where US spec engines are more powerful than their European equivalents

On a side note not really feeling the bug eye look or "fake" exhaust tips.
Besides the lack of a manual option, this is also probably the first BMW roadster where "cute" could be used to describe it...and that's not a good thing.
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