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Joe240 · 01-03-2018, 03:45 PM

I was driving my wife’s ‘17 X1 this morning and thinking how peppy that little b48 motor really is. Had a loaner 430i and it was also peppy for being as large as it was. Got me thinking if BMW made a mid-rear engine sports car similar in size to the Honda S660 or the Mazda Miata, coupled with the B38 or B48 would make a fun little driver's car that would be relatively cheap ($30-$35k?). The question is, would it sell in the US? I know if BMW executed it right, I’d definitely buy one.

Another option would be BMW selling their B series motors as crate engines for kit cars and custom builds (dune buggy anyone?).

Would you buy?

01-03-2018, 03:45 PM	#1
Joe240 Major 2925 Rep 1,303 Posts Drives: 2021 C8 Corvette 1LT Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Pensacola iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 GMC Sierra AT4 [0.00] 2019 BMW X3 M40i [0.00]	Would you buy a small BMW roadster or one of their smaller engines for a project? I was driving my wife’s ‘17 X1 this morning and thinking how peppy that little b48 motor really is. Had a loaner 430i and it was also peppy for being as large as it was. Got me thinking if BMW made a mid-rear engine sports car similar in size to the Honda S660 or the Mazda Miata, coupled with the B38 or B48 would make a fun little driver's car that would be relatively cheap ($30-$35k?). The question is, would it sell in the US? I know if BMW executed it right, I’d definitely buy one. Another option would be BMW selling their B series motors as crate engines for kit cars and custom builds (dune buggy anyone?). Would you buy?
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