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Jun 9, 2017 | 08:48 PM

#51

mjhawkins2346

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2016 GLE300d 4Matic

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3.5L

Agreed. And I'm not sure the E320 owned that sound. You should hear the turbo 3.0L inline 6 in my 2014 BMW M235i.

I think a lot of straight 6's have that sound and BMW is one of the few still using one much to their credit. I guess V-6's were all about "packaging" and engine length. They fit in a shorter space. I wish MB still used them.

Jun 9, 2017 | 09:05 PM

#52

3.5L

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From: Central coast California

2024 GLC300, 2014 BMW M235i

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjhawkins2346

The best singing engine under load was the straight 6 in a 1993 E320. The sound of fine silk tearing. The V6's could never do this.

Perhaps the twin-scroll turbo 3.0L inline 6 in my BMW M235i might equal or even exceed the E320. Sweet, silky smooth, major fast, under-rated.

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