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Originally Posted by ward
the more engines available the more cost of producing different motors, and certifying each one for emissions grows
it cost a ton of money to offer a new powerplant
is bmw going to spend a ton of money to put a smaller motor in a car that may not sell well when they can just use what they've got? doubtful
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They don't have to, in Europe they offer 1.6, 1.8, 2.0 petrol engines in the 1 series already. So why are they putting the 2.8 as the base in the U.S.?