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      04-08-2010, 07:51 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Tuce View Post
Though according to the N55 specs, the peak torque comes on sooner than the N54 (1200 RPM versus 1500 for the N54).
The N54 full torque (400Nm) comes at 1300RPM. The more powerful N54 in the 740i has full torque (450Nm) coming at 1500RPM but 400Nm are still available at 1300RPM.

But anyone here can testify that this is not achievable in real life driving. The same is probably true for N55.
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