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Originally Posted by Alpine535Msport
It has to do with it being rear wheel drive. The better a car can put down all that power with proper traction the better it is capable of utilizing all the high horsepower and torque more effective to produce quicker acceleration times. This is why AWD makes the M5, E63 produce the numbers it did.
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Very true. Also if history has taught us anything, the Germans under-report their horsepower. Plus, the turbo engines with variable cam phasing produce peak torque earlier and hold it flatter through the RPM range; whereas the supercharged GM engine's torque production peaks later and rolls off sooner. It's the area under the torque curve the moves the car.