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that the engine will be a 3.2 liter? I was under the impression that it was set in stone at this point that it was 3.245 liters. I think that document must be wrong there.

: Hi friends and fans of M3 E46.
: I was at my local dealer today (BMW Calgary) and I
: get info from my good friend salesman. They were for trai- ning in last few days at Vancouver B.C. and he handled me a document with following information about BMW models that will be imported to Canada in year 2000. Note: The dis- placement of M3 E46 is again 3.4 litres and no 3.2 too many times disscused.(maybe further development of new 3.0litres engine !!!???).

: ti-
: The 318ti is no longer being offered in the Canadian
: market. As well,there are no plans to offer a 4 cylin-
: der engine on any BMW model in Canada.

:
: 3 Series cabriolet-
: The new 323i Ci cabriolet will be available in Canada
: this spring. It will have a base price Can $51,500. A
: 328 model will not be offered in model year 2000.

:
: 3 Series touring-
: The 3 touring will not be offered in the Canadian Mar-
: ket. Yes, the US is offering touring a 323 model.

:
: M3-
: The M3 will be offered in Canada as a 2001 MY. Plans
: are to have a uniform engine version for the world mar-
: ket. The M3 cabriolet will not be offered in Canada as
: a 2000 MY. There are no plans for an M3 sedan. The M3
: engine will definitely be an in line 6 cylinder,with
: expected displacement of 3.4litres and expected output
: of 343bhp.

:
: Xi-
: An all wheel drive version of the 3 Series sedan has
: been developed and is currently being considered for the
: North American market. A final decision along with ti-
: ming for availability has yet to be made.

:
: New 6 cylinder engines-
: A new family of 6 cylinders with more horsepower and mo-
: re torque is being developed. Timing of availibility a-
: cross all model lines is yet to be detemined.

:
: 5 Series-
: The 5 Series is not scheduled to be redesigned until at
: least 2002 MY which is the normal product life cycle
: (6-7 years) for a BMW.

:
: 7 Series-
: As with the 5 Series, the 7 Series is not scheduled to
: be redesigned until at least 2002 MY.

:
: X5-
: With the new generation of engines, the X5 will be
: offered with a 6 cylinder engine in 2nd Quarter of
: 2000.

:
: Z8-
: The Z8 is expected to be available in spring 2000. Pri-
: cing has been set at Can $190,000.

:
: M roadster-
: We (BMW) can assume that the M roadster will have the
: same engine as the new M3.

:
: Mini-
: The Mini will be brought to Canada. Price, timing and
: distributon is to be determined.

:
: These topics were developed on possible questions
: that customers may ask them. And answers are what they now right now.

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