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Originally Posted by T Bone
But this is precisely what BMW has figured out. You shift at redline to be in the meat of the powerband for the next gear.
Where I felt BMW made the wrong compromise with the V8 is that they chose a flat torque curve below 5500 rpm instead of giving more torque in the last 2000-2500 rpm like the M5 / M6's V10.
When you are accelerating, tracking, racing, you are really playing around with a 3000 rpm powerband.....if you can deliver power in this narrow band, you will be happy. The rest of the power band is for the street and unimportant.
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Sure, for someone who will consistently push this car, I see what you are saying. But the question is more around making the best out of what we've been delivered unless you want to mess with your engine.