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Old 12-12-2007, 02:15 PM
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True but the Audi revs to 8,300rpms and the MB shoot past 7G's.
True, but 22ftlb (at the crank) isn't that much difference when comparing V8s'. The MB engine isn't high-revving, and it's a 6.2L so the power is pretty lacking.
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True, but 22ftlb (at the crank) isn't that much difference when comparing V8s'. The MB engine isn't high-revving, and it's a 6.2L so the power is pretty lacking.

I guess I just wish BMW would pull ahead once
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Good thiings come to those who wait. Can you say CSL? An ///M car with DxDrive?
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I guess I just wish BMW would pull ahead once
It'd be cool.
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Old 12-12-2007, 08:20 PM
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Good thiings come to those who wait. Can you say CSL? An ///M car with DxDrive?
AWD M-car, no less a CSL? I don't believe it.
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AWD M-car, no less a CSL? I don't believe it.
X6 ///M will have DxDrive. Keep in mind ///M cars will have DxD on demand, you can turn it off when you don't need it.
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if it was track oriented it wouldn't weigh 3700+lbs wet!!

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The M engines are higher revving. It's a track oriented car, and I'm sure it's geared appropriately to the powerband. It's all about power/tq under the curve, and in this case the curve is huge.

Remember the torque to the wheels can be the same between a big engine and a small one. It's all about the gear and final drive ratios.
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True, but 22ftlb (at the crank) isn't that much difference when comparing V8s'. The MB engine isn't high-revving, and it's a 6.2L so the power is pretty lacking.
but the torque curve is FLAT as hell.. You should go drive one.. it's quite a bit faster in a straight line than the RS4 and it's fast.
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Old 12-13-2007, 01:07 AM
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X6 ///M will have DxDrive. Keep in mind ///M cars will have DxD on demand, you can turn it off when you don't need it.

That's pretty cool!.. but it'll be dead-weight on the track.
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if it was track oriented it wouldn't weigh 3700+lbs wet!!
I didn't know it's that heavy..pretty piggish. RS4 is 300lbs lighter!

..wonder if the M1(?) will become the BMW track warrior.

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but the torque curve is FLAT as hell.. You should go drive one.. it's quite a bit faster in a straight line than the RS4 and it's fast.
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