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Old 05-27-2020, 05:08 PM   #22
SARAFIL
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Originally Posted by robg View Post
I'm not sure if there's enough data on the latest iteration of their turbo v8s, but given that they still have a "hot V" design, I'm going to guess there will still be long-term heat related issues that the inline sixes dont have.

+1

My 2016 550 had the updated design after they did the recalls and I didn’t have any issues over 3.5yrs, but was always skeptical of long term reliability. I don’t have that same concern with the 6 cyl.
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