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Originally Posted by bradleyland
Especially since the rumored high-output I4 was cut from the M2. Would be cool if BMW found a place in the line-up to put this engine.
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True. Sufficient info hints that the 4-banger idea was considered for the M2, but shelved in the end (Winter 2013-2014). In January 2014 @Scott26 still spoke about a 4-cyl for the M2, almost certainly because at that time the M Division had not decided yet or told to opt for a 6-cyl:
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...1&postcount=79
Last Spring Porsche boss Matthias Müller announced in an interview with Auto Motor und Sport that Porsche will conceive 4-bangers with up to 395hp for the next gen Boxster and Cayman:
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-new...-ar162859.html