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Well it is "temporised" in the sense that the extra torque is there for a limited amount of time, even if you press the Sport button. Some diesels have it too.
I personally think it's stupid (like the M5/6 having the choice of 400 or 500bhp). I want all the power and torque all the time, without having to fiddle with buttons.
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you know, i'm okay with power limiting. when you are developing that much power, you dont always want the strain on the equipment. and other times, that much power may be more dangerous, such as on snow, or wet slick roads. sometimes the 300 i have is a bit much, especially when i was on a wet track, where i rarely got to full throttle.
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exactly, even more if the car is quite powerful.
it's a SpecV, why should I want to drive with less torque?
I can understand (tolerate) why the M5 has two settings, since usually it's a car bought more to show off than to actually drive (the question should be why to buy an M5 in first place though)
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Well you do have point but in my opinion if you buy a BMW M5 you should know what you are getting, and amongst other things that should mean knowing when you can put your foot down and when you can't.
Regarding strain, it is important but again I think such a car should have parts that able to stand the requirements of 500bhp all the time. Because if it isn't the case BMW shouldn't be quoting the M5's power output as 500bhp.
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Ditto. I never liked that feature of the turbo, and my opinion hasn't changed for this.
The only exception I can think of is a guy that had a Dodge Ram with a hot rodded Cummins that was making over 1000hp and some ungodly amount of torque(s), and he would drop it down to 600hp for the winter. But it's not s sports car.
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Oh come on Chris, it's not like the M5 is a lightweight. Do the change from 400 to 500bhp really make that much of a difference in weight? I don't think so, but then again I'm no engineer.
I'd personally take another approach for a sports saloon, but that wasn't the point I was trying to make. My point was that if you make a 500bhp you build it with parts that are able to stand that power all the time. Because if that's not the case what's the point of having 500bhp in the first place.
As I said I don't want to be a computer engineer to be able to drive my car.
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Mercedes-Benz still hasn't seen fit to build a transmission capable of harnessing the full force of their twin-turbo V12. Even the brand-new AMG SL65 Black Edition has the same ol' 738 lb-ft limit. The car is very impressive otherwise, and certainly looks great. Makes the SLR seem a bit lame, and is even more exclusive.
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