11-18-2018, 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes
The German cars are typically under-rated, as the advertised numbers are actually the numbers at the wheels, not the crank. They aren't claiming SAE certified though. This allows them to be "compared" with cars that make less HP and torque in auto tests, and of course, in those tests they smash those other cars, making the BMW or Audi or whatever look like golden-children, except if you are going just on HP/TQ, it wasn't a fair fight to start with. The new G20-based BMW 340 is going to put out 382hp and 369ft/lb. Think about that for a second. While not quite as much as an LT1 and it's going to probably end up a bit heavier, that's still a ton of power and the thing is going to GO, a 4-door sedan. Probably sitting at more like 425hp and 415tq at the crank. This why some of the big heavy hitters go so damn fast, in addition to their DCTs and flat torque ranges...they simply have more HP.
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That is not his question. 
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