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      03-22-2013, 03:54 PM   #52
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Originally Posted by Ramos View Post
My concern is: given the same HP target and the same technology, wouldn't the 4 cylinder always have more turbo lag than a 6 cylinder?
It depends on how they add the power. If they do it purely through the turbos, then added lag is a possibility. I have driven a N20 car, and trust me I had it in 8th gear and stomped the throttle trying to find lag. I just really couldn't. Anyway, the turbo lag couldn't be worse than the early electronic throttle lag that we have in our E46's.

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Originally Posted by mkoesel View Post
No, the N20 is the last engine (not including M engines) to debut that won't be part of the new unified inline architecture.
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Ah, thanks for clearing that up.
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