Lee is right: the concern when the M3 was being designed, in 1986 or so, was that they wouldn't be able to get 8000+RPM for the DTM out of a six cylinder. Some say that the F1 engine and the S14 bear striking resemblances to each other - I am not convinced that that is particularly relevant. I am also not aware of the fact that the S14 and the S38 had anything in common, but if someone has solid information I'd like to hear all about it.
As to rally cars, Mariano is right. Heck, even Porsche ran its 911s in rally trophies (and won, significantly, as they tend to do) until the rise of 4WD. The Lancia engines were a direct product of legislation, as hendrixvodu pointed out. And there are a lot of stories regarding those engines, but that's another story for another time.
BTW Mariano - the F1 four cylinder engine came before the S14, not after :) It was ready in 1982. The relationship, if it exists - and let's say that for a million and one reasons, I think it's pure retconning - would be the other way around.
As to rally cars, Mariano is right. Heck, even Porsche ran its 911s in rally trophies (and won, significantly, as they tend to do) until the rise of 4WD. The Lancia engines were a direct product of legislation, as hendrixvodu pointed out. And there are a lot of stories regarding those engines, but that's another story for another time.
BTW Mariano - the F1 four cylinder engine came before the S14, not after :) It was ready in 1982. The relationship, if it exists - and let's say that for a million and one reasons, I think it's pure retconning - would be the other way around.
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