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      08-10-2019, 09:36 AM   #34
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Originally Posted by adc100 View Post
Simple question. Why doesn't BMW build a boxer engine that would sit lower. Ferrari does it.
Well they do actually. But for BMW automobiles, they have engine production lines set to manufacture in-line engine blocks and V engine blocks, so building an assembly line to manufacture a flat engine for automotive applications would be cost prohibitive. Not sure what the lowest priced Ferrari is, but I know it's not near a $35K 1-series.

Honda was the only manufacturer that did build a flat motorcycle engine on the same production line as their V6 for the Accord, but that was 20+ years ago. The economics of automotive manufacturing has drastically changed since then.
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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