BMW's new twin turbo V8

[freerider]

its 400 horse power at 1800rpms

[calypso]

Holy backwards engine batman.

[Carn]

Very cool indeed...... Pretty sure there are gonna be a few F/I ///M cars on the way soon.....As good as the TT motors are I think it will be a sad day

[freerider]

They are just that much more fuel efficient and "mod-able" than NA engines I cant wait to see the first TT ///M car!

Just imagine the power they are going to be pushing out! Merc had to supercharge their C32AMG to wring out the same power that BMW did with the same engine capacity NA e46 M3! already the guys with 135's and 335's are pushing huge power with minimal mods

[megesh]

is it a diesel? looks like diesel injectors?

[freerider]

that would be a negative! direct injection

[megesh]

more tech from the vw stable...

[calypso]

Oh shoosh.

[freerider]

(06-01-2009 04:44 PM)megesh Wrote:  more tech from the vw stable...

one would think that with all that know how..... the R32 would be a little more beefy

[revo]

Can you imagine the power they'll be getting on a FI M car after a tune.
The likes of AMG and RS-anything should be worried.

And talking about fuel economy...
I was getting 6.5 ltr/100 during the holidays to and from Hermanus.
Just doing 140-150km/hr when there weren't traps.

I think that's pretty decent for a "performance" car.

[megesh]

(06-01-2009 06:55 PM)freerider Wrote:  

(06-01-2009 04:44 PM)megesh Wrote:  more tech from the vw stable...

one would think that with all that know how..... the R32 would be a little more beefy

its a panty dropper!

[TheWusman]

Well - back in November I clipped this from my OBC in the S3 ...



Braamfontein to Rivonia on the M1 at a modest 110km/h.

Not bad for a Revo'd, Forge induction kitted and fuel pump modded mere VAG 2 Litre powerplant me'thinks.

Having said that - stuck in traffic on the M1 yesterday sitting idle for 15 mins without moving - the OBC registered 36L/100.

[freerider]

that isnt bad at all!

My consumption sits on 11.2lt/100

[revo]

(08-01-2009 02:10 PM)freerider Wrote:  that isnt bad at all!

My consumption sits on 11.2lt/100

stop red lining the car!
lol

thats kinda high.
in peak hour traffic i get less than that

[freerider]

(08-01-2009 06:32 PM)revo Wrote:  

(08-01-2009 02:10 PM)freerider Wrote:  that isnt bad at all!

My consumption sits on 11.2lt/100

stop red lining the car!
lol

thats kinda high.
in peak hour traffic i get less than that

lol, a friend of mine used my car a while back for 2 weeks while i was away, he got 10.3l/100

I cant drive it like that, I would fall asleep.... and besides that, the 6 cylinder just sounds SOOO nice when you open it up

[megesh]

Don has lead foot syndrome!

[calypso]

You ladyboys, I'm on about 12.5 ave, but then again its pretty much just city driving.