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Originally Posted by Diver
If this engine is rated as conservatively as all the other BMW petrol turbo engines have been, it is going to be one hellacious power plant.
There has been a lot of speculation as to why BMW is publishing such conservative numbers. It reminds me of about 30 years ago when no manufacturer would publish a horsepower spec over 300 for fear the insurance companies would spank them.
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Most likely to compensate for the oulying scenarios. For example, people in places with different altitude than most. Or places that only have 91 octane like California instead of 93 like everyone else