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technology1 month ago•2 min saved

BMW M350 xDrive Delivers 443 HP and a Drift Moment

BMW’s new gas-powered M350 xDrive uses a 3.0L twin-turbo B58 inline-six to produce 443 hp and 428 lb-ft, and adds a Drift Moment mode; the roundup also reports Stellantis expanding a Grand Cherokee coil-spring recall to ~330,000 vehicles, Audi’s A2 returns as a 400-mile foreign-market EV, VW weighs selling Ducati, the ID Polo is sold out in Europe, Polestar teases a Formula 2030 concept, and Jaguar Land Rover plans a 10% workforce reduction over two years.

via The Drive|

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technology6 months ago•7 min saved

Five Modern Inline-Sixes Outgun the 2JZ-GTE

Five modern inline-6 engines — BMW’s B58, Mercedes‑Benz M256 hybrid, Dodge Hurricane, Mazda Skyactiv 3.3, and BMW’s S58 — post higher factory outputs than Toyota’s 2JZ-GTE (320 hp/315 lb-ft). The B58 makes about 382 hp, the M256 hybrid variants push up to 604 hp, the Hurricane up to 550 hp in the Scat Pack, Skyactiv peaks around 340 hp, and the S58 delivers up to 523 hp in the M4 Competition. The piece highlights how inline-6 performance has evolved since the 1990s, notes the role of hybrids and platform sharing in these comparisons, and touches on potential future Supra options.

via SlashGear|

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