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Does the '04 530i have a 225 hp engine or 231 hp?

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Old 12-19-2004, 05:44 AM
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Isn't torque the more important metric? Isn't that what gives the car its power at low speeds and start up? And if so, why isn't it discussed more and how do they differ?
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Originally Posted by soc_fans' date='Dec 19 2004, 12:18 PM
Yeah it's 225hp and its 231 bhp. Americans don't use bhp i guess.
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I think Americans use BHP and Europeans use HP. HP should be a bigger number than BHP...
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Dec 19 2004, 08:13 AM
[quote name='soc_fans' date='Dec 19 2004, 12:18 PM']Yeah it's 225hp and its 231 bhp. Americans don't use bhp i guess.
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I think Americans use BHP and Europeans use HP. HP should be a bigger number than BHP...

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Look what I found.

Brake Horsepower

HorsePower


So the BHP should be bigger
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Originally Posted by Guest' date='Oct 2 2004, 09:43 PM
my understanding was 330 hp
I remember reading it somewhere
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