There's an easy answer to all of this. And an answer for Mr. Harris.
If Toyota made their own engine, it would simply not be as good. BMW makes the best straight 6 engines in the world.
Do I care if it says BMW on every panel?
Nope.
Do I care about having the best possible straight 6...
The A91 Edition got unveiled in February so I'm assuming a similar time-frame.
Power will stay the same because that's the limit of the gearbox, unless they put in a higher rated one of course, so I'm thinking next years Special Edition will be for the 2.0, and the base and premium will be...
I couldn't tell you. Didn't engineer the thing lol. But I Googled it and it's a BMW feature. I don't know if it's outside temperature regulated or what, but it does it on mine when it's chilly out. As soon as the engine warms up just a tad, it revs like normal. And from what I read, that's how...
It's not that I'm skeptical, but all our cars have the cold start protection from BMW. in his case, it obviously wasn't the issue since other electrical issues popped up. If they're connected, I don't know.