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Originally Posted by SROC5
I don't think BMW went to turbocharging M cars purely to keep up with competition and the "HP wars", but because of emissions. If Performance was their only concern, then they could of still kept the M cars NA, like Porsche did with their GT cars.
Ultimately, emissions, keeping costs down, and appealing to a mass base (more power, more luxury) became more important to BMW M, than sticking true to their heritage in NA racing derived engines. I don't blame them, it's a business afterall...then again, Porsche has taken a different route altogether...
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The other aspect of turboshargers on M cars is that its really hard to tell they're turbo charged.....the implementation feels more like NA