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      02-14-2011, 09:59 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by Diver View Post
Anyway, when production stops on the present 1 series, it looks like there will not be a BMW as small as the 1 coupe with an engine as big as the N55 in our future, except possibly as an M (with a pressurized to the max 4) in small quantities and a higher price.
You're right - ther won't be anything that "big".

But, I think BMW will surprise us with a 4 cyl in ~300hp range. There will be a big gap between the ~250hp 128i/130i and the ~350hp+ 1M. I strongly suspect an "si" model here. When you consider that Hyundai/Kia have the 2L turbo @ 274hp today in a family car, I don't think that a ~300hp 2L engine from BMW in a non-M vehicle by 2013/2014 is a stretch at all.
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