Well if you are so "exhausted", but don't you just take a walk.... after all you started to reply to me, not the contrary. :bigpimp:
The point here (since you are so exhausted that you fail to understand) is that technically speaking, the N20 or any 4-cyl. turbo is not required to achieve this level of fuel economy and output. Modern 6 cyl. will do it, and adding insult to the injury, cost less to run while being more powerful.
I wanted to see this one out, see if you could be reasoned with and not just label you a troll.
It IS exhausting.
But entertaining.
Your points are really silly to me.
Fact is, BMW COULD have gotten the same efficiency as the N20 in a variety of other configurations including a straight 6. However, what about time frame, investment, etc.
But they DID NOT, they made the N20. So you can stay in your corner and talk to yourself about what could have been, or see the light and join reality and move on with your life. You keep bringing up cost to run...god, go buy a non luxury car if you are so concerned about not running premium. BMWs have been running premium for a long time, 4 cylinder or not, forced induction or not. Once again, if one of your talking points is disputed from E90 vs F30, you bring it back to something like operating costs of Japanese V-6s.
I am going to summarize all this stupidity.
The N20 gets 20% or better MPG than the N52 in both fuelly.com and owners real world experience
The N20 is quite a bit faster than the N52 in meaningful ways such as 0-60,0-100, 30-50 and 50-70. In rolling start 5-60, the N52 seems to have a 2 tenth advantage.
The N20 has no exhaust note and does not have much of an induction sound compared to the N52.
BMW could have done a variety of things instead of the N20 but DIDN'T.
The N20 COULD be compared to a variety of cars outside it's class including Camrys and Accord V-6s that can run on regular. If you want one, go buy on.
Nice and tidy.
So there you go.
Don't buy an F30. Don't buy an N55 one and think you are superior. All your talk about Accords and Camrys, go buy an automatic or CVT Japanese appliance car for $30k+ and remind yourself how much better off you are each time you save $1.00 a fill up by putting in 89. Please blow up their message boards while your at it. :tsk: