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these BMW twin turbos are marvels of engineering, 567 horsepowers. The best engine BMW has ever made. This engine allows you to have a huge family hauler (BMW

these BMW twin turbos are marvels of engineering, 567 horsepowers. The best engine BMW has ever made. This engine allows you to have a huge family hauler (BMW X7) and drive like a BMW M3 like you stole it. Imagine hauling 3 kids and ski gear for 5 people up the twisty mountain road in the Sierras. and by the way on the highway, X7 M60i gets you 21 mpg on the road. Amazing feat by the German engineers. and I never had do top off the oil, just change oil every 7500 miles. Zero oil leaks. All of the notorious BMW V8 twin turbo issues were related to the early design and were solved in N63TU in 2014. The engines are rock solid, but the car has other weak parts (transfer case and front diff)

doodlebugging 12d ago
>All of the notorious BMW V8 twin turbo issues were related to the early design and were solved in N63TU in 2014. That's great! It sounds like the early engine had lots of problems but BMW iterated until they solved them, and ended up having a high performance engine for those who stuck with the brand. I know that I have been burned buying the first year model of a vehicle and then having to absorb all the downtime for things that I felt they could've addressed before sending them out to dealerships. 21 mpg on the road from an engine like that is pretty impressive. Like I mentioned, I have never considered owning a BMW but it sounds like they are solid vehicles, after all the usual iterations, just like the other manufacturers. Enjoy the drives!