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Originally Posted by Reapur
All you people saying "wow 5.0L v8 480 HP @7300 rpm...". Wake up.
The Lexus redlines at 7300, 480 HP for a split second before you shift gears. Wow really useful. The m3/4 has all that power where it Actually matters. Right in the middle and carries it along the rev range. So not only is the Lexus hideous, the power numbers are made to try to 1 up BMW by showing a bigger number must be better right? Its not how much power you make. Its where you make it and how you use it. Boost is the way to go, it not only delivers a much better power band, it also has boat loads more potential to make big power in the aftermarket.
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Not so quick. What really matters is the average power used over the rpm range used when under a WOT maximum acceleration effort. Why peak power matters so much is because higher peak power is also going to provide a higher average power. The new M4 is probably going to be about 450 hp (underrated). If the RC F can keep the rpms high enough across multiple gears such that is bounces between 420-480 hp (super rough guess) then it's average power will be close to the M4s average power (which will be more of a constant, as opposed to ramping up and down). Unfortunately, if the RC Fs weight gets anywhere close to rumored values it is more going to be the weight (hence power to weight, of course) that will kill this car and make it substantially slower than the M4.
Also, the M4 is by all understanding going to be very hard to tune, heavily locked down, encrypted and tracked by BMW (for swift warranty denial).