Old 26 June 2005, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by banny sti
There is a guy in the latest issue of bmw performance magazie with a 330d that has 305bhp and 594 lb/ft of torque. But it only manages the 1/4 mile in 14.5 not really that impressive considering the numbers, top speed is not bad at 160mph.
IF that torque figure is right then I would think that lack of traction is the main factor in the 1/4 mile time.