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When I was playing around with the VIN decoder, I stumbled upon a few euro 20i and 30i models that had a weird mixture of euro specs and Japanese equipment that could probably explain this

Is this where we see the 7700 rpm come into play?

Me being one of the few BMW fan boys of the group, disagrees with that

Do you have the link to those comments?

They said that during the spain test drives

Vins W003500 through W003527 confirm 30i (4 cylinder) models were made for USA https://www.mdecoder.com/decode/W003500 https://www.mdecoder.com/decode/W003527

Vins W003500 through W003527 confirm 30i (4 cylinder) models were made for USA https://www.mdecoder.com/decode/W003500 https://www.mdecoder.com/decode/W003527

What's interesting about that is the Euro models of the 40i have the filter in the exhaust where as the USA model does not, according to RealOem atleast. If this filter restricts power like BMW says, how would they be the same power level with and without the filter? It would be nice to find a...

I could only find 6 cylinder models. Even the 28 Euro models I found (ending in 1000 to 1027) were 340hp 6 cylinders. Also, I have not found any Z4 models

I don't see the head casting to be that big of deal, I actually prefer it. Quicker spool and easier to adapt to a larger turbo. I understand why it can be seen as restriction but VW 2.0Ts are pushing 600hp+ and Q50/Q60s pushing 800+ on their integrated manifolds without issues. If you're going...

You mean you don't want lane assist and stop-and-go features on your weekend car?

The car also has "k" in the VIN indicating its a 2019 model when the car is going to be 2020 :dunno:

DB4C isn't a model we have seen in the leaked BMW docs or on RealOem so this car is not a production model. US Spec 40i is DB43

You should read my reply and why that is not true

Thats interesting that they have the vins available for outside apis to decode. Some more info: WZ1 is new to the BMW naming conventions DB4C doesnt line up with RealOEM's 40i codes (DB41, DB42, DB43) 5 is some sort of new safety features, is the same as the new 5 series but I dont know enough...

Im not expecting a golf or focus fighter but i dont know why toyota acts likes a 168hp na 4cyl is their only 4cyl when all their competitors have turbo 4

I dont know much about emissions in Austrailia but Id hope you're not restricted to the same standards as Eu lol. 370z's have a 5.2 0-60 so it will be quicker in that regard as well. Standard B58s dyno near their published bhp. If the 382hp version dynos near its bhp figure, that is not too far...

I agree 100%. Lack of significant upgrades in 11 production years means they are still recouping development costs, this is the caveat to developing a sports car that isnt high volume. I really have a hard time seeing the 370Z competing with the Supra. Obviously they will be priced differently...

The TRD(GRMN?) Yaris looks like a great DD. Hopefully there will be more options than just the 168hp 4 cyl in the future

FWIW, the diagrams are back on RealOem. There are now 2 part numbers for the turbo. One for "Turbocharger" and "AT-turbocharger"