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Originally Posted by JCL
My sense is that the V8s have more maintenance issues, but I wouldn't classify them as being problem engines. It is just that the inline sixes are so good, and are what BMW is famous for, so the V8 is in the shadows a little.
Of more importance to me is the smoothness that Penguin mentions. I just like balanced engines (unless you get a V8 with a flat plane crankshaft, and balance shafts). V8s just have some vibration. Many like that vibation, referring to it as the V8 rumble.
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maybe i lack the sophistication to discern the difference, but of all the V8s i have lying about the yard the BMW is by far the smoothest i have ever driven. might be the chassis set-up that contributes to this impression.
whatever it is, i prefer it to the Z06. the Z06 of course defines, by which others are compared, V8 rumble.
and while i am on a tirade, i find it odd that folks post their impression of the X5 as not being
tossable. while it might be a bit high centered i find the 4.8's high speed aptitude very reassuring. a slight breathe out of the throttle and turn in. power out of the turn and away we go. i wouldn't have a 3.0 in an E70. but hey, that's just my opinion.
