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Originally Posted by pbonsalb
Why was the high revving naturally aspirated engine needed? So you could stay in gear longer around the racetrack?
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I don't think it was needed. It is a euro way to make high revving high horse power (ie, low torque) engines. Look at F1 vs NASCAR. Also, it is good to have lots of power with small torque, makes the track-out easier.
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Originally Posted by pbonsalb
So it could make more power? A turbo will allow a smaller engine to make both more power and, perhaps more importantly, more torque. So the driver could manage the power better because the torque comes in slowly and gradually and there really is not that much of it?
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Yes more torque means more power, but if you have too much torque, than putting all of it on the asphalt gets harder.
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Originally Posted by pbonsalb
Traction control will help the driver put the power down just like DCT helps the driver shift better. We may even see a performance AWD system from BMW at some point.
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Traction control will help soccer moms trying to drive an M3, and it will annoy enthusiast who are tracking their cars.