If HP means diddley, and torque is everything, (archive)

: ...they're not all that hot. 380Nm of torque translates to about 277 ft-lb (horsepower doesn't mean diddley). That's a super torque/L figure (86.6 ft-lb/L for a normally aspirated motor, but the torque/vehicle-weight figure is only so-so for a performance car. Read: This level of torque won't an M3 to the stratosphere.

: AND, considering that this is an ultra-maxed-out motor, you can bet the farm that the E46 M3 ISN'T GOING TO COME CLOSE to this torque/L figure. 270 ft-lb is going to be the MAX for a 3.4 L motor. And if it's a 3.2L motor ...

: In either case, kiss sub-5.0 (or even sub-5.2) goodbye!

: Billy
: : Nervous? Should be.

: : 3.2L 370hp@7900 and 380Nm of Torque.

then how can we explain the new honda 2000 which does 0-60 in under 5.4 sec, but has only about 160 ft lbs?? Seems to me those 240 ponies have something to say about it.

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The laws of physics says F=M*A (much, much more) Billy 17:50 1/01/2000 (0)

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