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BMW dropping M-straight 6 engine

By Bob Holland | December 31, 2008

According to the UK's Car magazine, BMW will be dropping the M Division straight 6 engine. Widely regarded as one of the all-time great engines, it will be sorely missed. Car doesn't get into as to why this is occurring, but I'm sure it's emission and/or gas mileage related.

For lovers of Bimmer inline sixes, they will remain; just not in its most macho form.

Full story here.

Categories: BMW,Trends

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marcus1701 says:

04:37 AM, 12/31/08

it's not all that sad...we still get them. They just come with 2 turbos and have loads of more power, better reliability, and improved gas mileage.

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firstwagon says:

10:23 AM, 12/31/08

That picture is exactly why I don't like engine to be encased in plastic shrouds.

No one could make a box that looks as good as that engine.

Perfect.

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cwc1 says:

02:42 PM, 12/31/08

Ditto on the plastic shrouds - I like to see the engine when I raise the hood, instead of some silly cover seemingly used because it's cheaper than presenting the engine and its components in an appealing and organized way.

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n_tesla says:

04:26 PM, 12/31/08

Boo!

This is another reason 2008 stunk.

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estreka says:

04:52 AM, 01/ 2/09

What is the I-6 M engine used for currently? Does Europe have an M1 that I don't know about?

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bbechtel16 says:

12:05 PM, 01/ 2/09

Yeah this seems like extremely old news to me?

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bbechtel16 says:

12:08 PM, 01/ 2/09

Ahh...I actually read the full story, and apparently the Z4 was still using the E46 M3 motor until the 2009 model, which offers the 3.0 TT as the top motor.