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BENZ-LGB · #6 05-09-2008, 01:57 PM

I own carts with the single cam I6 (M103), the dual cam I-6 (m104) and two with the V6 320 engine ('98 E320 and a '02 C320).

Of all three, the V6s are more powerful have better accelaration and get better gas mileage. That is what the general consensus is.

The I6 (M103) engine is easy to fix and it is nearly bullet-proof. The I6 (M104) does not have as much acceleration as the V6s, but I think that has a lot to do with the transmission set up. The M104, like the M103, is easy to work on.

In one area the M104 bests the V6s and that is in its buttery smooth idle. Sitting inside my 300CE, with the engine running, the engine barely stirs. The V6s idle rougher.

BMW has stayed with its I6 engines, improving them over the years. There was probably some business-related eason why Benz went to V6 engines.

Hope this helps.