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      08-30-2010, 11:00 PM   #67
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Originally Posted by Atropos View Post
The current N55 doesn't really 'pull hard' at 1500. The meat of the powerband starts a bit later. And FWIW, lots of midrange torque = faster corner exiting when it comes to driving aggressively.

On top of that, the details of what else will be done to it remain to be seen. One can certainly assume that the HP rating is going to trump the current V-8.
Oh, I agree. Maybe I should have said "harder than most". At any rate, most passengers are amazed and search for something to hold on to in my 335 when I accelerate, shifting at ~3k. It's fun, but extremely lazy, I don't get why that would be preferred in a sports car given the expense it claims.

M3's torque plateaus at 3k(and has more at the wheels than my 335), isn't that mid range?

It will indeed be interesting to see what they do. I wonder if it will end up being as misunderstood by the masses as the brilliant V8.
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