BMW to abandon high-revving engines in M cars
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BMW engines - whether turbo charged or normally aspirated - are already top drawer, and BMW's engineers certainly know a thing or two about handling. That said, the cars are (and can feel) heavy and a lot of the good work from the engine and chassis engineers is undone by excess flab. The only real problem right now with BMW, particularly at the higher end, is weight. BMW would be much better advised to focus on weight saving rather than developing new powerplants as its engines are already up there with the best in their class.
BMW already has the engines it needs - all it has to do is take excess weight out of the cars. It should be power to weight and not just power that defines and differentiates the M from the regular series.
BMW already has the engines it needs - all it has to do is take excess weight out of the cars. It should be power to weight and not just power that defines and differentiates the M from the regular series.
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Originally Posted by mhs525' post='760274' date='Jan 5 2009, 09:29 PM
I have owned several turbo cars and many more NA cars. The TT 3.0 cars have the least amount of turbo lag of any turbo car I have experienced but they still had some lag. Torque from turbo charging or displacement is always a good thing but I prefer the throttle response of NA displacement.
The throttle response on my MT M3 was instant, telepathic almost. I have yet to drive a 3.0 TT that matches that response.
The throttle response on my MT M3 was instant, telepathic almost. I have yet to drive a 3.0 TT that matches that response.
The 535 is deceptively fast because the torque curve is flat and the car is quiet, so it doesn't feel like its accelerating as hard as it is.
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