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Originally Posted by cawimmer430  Well, once you've tried some European performance diesels, you'll be hooked for life. 
By the way, have you noticed how a lot of so-called "BMW fans" claim that a "4-cylinder BMW is not a real BMW". This is in regards to models like the 318i etc. If these "BMW fans" (yeah right) knew their history, they'd know that BMW started out with small engines - and even won races with them. Didn't BMW win some racing championship with a 4-cylinder 3-Series? So yeah, these guys always annoy me because they claim they're BMW fans, but they're not. A real fan would know and appreciate a BMW 318i for example. Essentially the same car as the 335i, just not as powerful. |
I think it is because of the sportiness of the BMW brand. You can't talk about sport in a 318i. 4-cylinders aren't what BMW is known for nowadays. They are the straight 6 engines which are considered propably as the finest 6 cylinder engines in the world. The customers and fans of BMW appreciate the make for its sporty character and if it's missing like in some smaller engined BMWs, those models aren't appreciated similarly as other models. The 1 series is a small car therefor 4 cylinder engines are enough to give it a decent sportiness. But personally I think that for example the 5 series is in a category which in 4 cylinder engines shouldn't be offered except for diesels. Also it takes away some of the exclusiveness and prestige no matter how much better and different the bigger engined models are. There's a reason why 3 series isn't offered with smaller than 6 cylinder engines. I hope this was the case in Europe as well but the reality is that the 4 cylinder engined models make up quite a big portion of the sales here.
PS. I miss the
real 320i (6 cylinder).
