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11-26-2013, 06:13 PM | #46 | |
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The s55 will most likely have quite exactly 40% more peak torque (560 to 400Nm) but never at 7500rpm. At 7500rpm s55 will have only about 7% more torque than the s65. Unless BMW plays jokes on us and will finally reveal that the s55 has much more power than indicated ("more than 430ps"). |
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Bore and stroke numbers reversed, torque numbers that don't add up, a 7800RPM redline
To me this looks like lousy journalism |
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Thanks for posting, getting more excited by the day.
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Another significant error with this article is that it notes that the F8X M3/M4's engine "shares the same S55 designation as the 1M Coupe's twin-turbo, in-line six." If memory and facts serve me correct, the 1M's engine is a retuned N54 engine nothing else.
It may be a somewhat menial error, but I feel that such writers should do better research when reporting facts.
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It sounds like the optimal shift point will be far below the 7800rpm fuel cutoff. This sounds rather worthless to have a "high reving" engine that revs well beyond its optimal power band. The GT-R only hits 7k rpm, but it's close to breaking the 7min lap mark on the Nordschleife with its latest generation. Similarly, the Corvette Z06 and ZR1 have 6.5k rpm limits, and they can run circles around any production BMW on the track. It sounds like BMW is just pandering to the junkies who like to spout off numbers they don't fully understand rather than focusing the car to be optimally powerful.
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The S65 engine will produce a max of 295ft-lbs of torque. 40% more at the optimal point in the torque power band would make it 413ft-lbs. This is more than reasonable with a turbo-charged high performance engine. As an owner of a E92 M3, I can tell you the S65 produces shit for torque at 2k rpm. It really likes to rev high, not low. I don't know the exact number, but if the S55 is 70% higher at 2k rpm than the S65, that's more than believable. |
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I fear it's my insufficient skill in english language, not confusion of torque and power.
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Thanks Jason. That's a relief I thought I was gonna have to take delivery and throw on winter wheels at the same time LOL
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