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Originally Posted by hwelvaar
Beware people...
It's not a 8K redline, but a near-8K RPM redline! In marketing terminology, 7700 RPM is also near-8K redline...
Even if it would have 'only' 7700 RPM, that would still be an achievement, compared to the 7000 RPM redline of the current 3L turbo petrol BMW engine (N55), which the new M3 engine will be based upon.
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Without getting in to the engineering and science behind the engine, can somebody explain why a 7700 RPM redline or a 6000 RPM redline matter if the car is making the same power at the lower point and indeed making more torque? I know the beauty of a NA engine is that the power keeps rising all the way (or very very close) to the limiter but in FI that's not the case and we know the new M3/M4 will be FI.
Thanks