You think they would check their facts a little better when reporting on the unvailing at the Geneva auto show... but on their website today they say, "For the U.S., the new 3 will offer a choice of two in-line six-cylinder engines, a 2.5-liter making 215 horsepower and a 3.0-liter with 255".
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=9254
They may fix it by the time you check the link above, but I think that they need to be more careful. The engine is still going to be 3.0 liter on the 325i as far as I know.
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Since it was from the autoshow in Geneva, maybe they got confused with the EU spec car that WILL have a 2.5. 
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So the European version of the 325i will be 2.5 liter and the American version 3.0 liter? I didn't know BMW would put two different engines in a model and use the same designation.
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Quote: | So the European version of the 325i will be 2.5 liter and the American version 3.0 liter? I didn't know BMW would put two different engines in a model and use the same designation. | E36 M3 (Rest of the world had very different engines from USA )
Anyway the new engines have the exact same power and torque ( 2.5L and 3.0L )
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Quote: E36 M3 (Rest of the world had very different engines from USA )
Anyway the new engines have the exact same power and torque ( 2.5L and 3.0L ) | But they were both 3.2L based on the same block.
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Quote: | So the European version of the 325i will be 2.5 liter and the American version 3.0 liter? I didn't know BMW would put two different engines in a model and use the same designation. | Yes they apparently are doing this.
I do find it strange that they managed to produce identical torque and HP for the 2.5 European version and the 3.0 US version 325i. Although I haven't seen the graphs, so I don't know if these are just the same peak numbers or if they also follow the same curves.
You would also think that a major car magazine would be able to get it right (aren't they given official press releases )
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BTW, I believe the reasoning for the two models has something to do with emissions standards.
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