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      02-07-2025, 09:28 PM   #12
pbonsalb
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I know your point is about the claim the V8 is unreliable, but there is another good point in your post and that is that among those V8 variants, you did end up preferring one that was not at the top of the totem pole — the M850 over the M5. So sometimes, the highest performance car is not the best choice for a person, and it could be that someone would prefer a 540i to a 550i. Maybe it is the lighter feel, the cheaper cost, the better mpg, the more athletic nature in that the I6 needs to rev to make power and revs smoothly (while the V8 is more like a weightlifter with seemingly effortless power).