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      03-16-2008, 12:33 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Pimp Star View Post
What are you talking about?

X5 3.0si: 3.0 Liter Inline-6, 260 horsepower and 225 LB-FT of Torque
X5 4.8i: 4.8 Liter V-8, 350 horsepower and 350 LB-FT of Torque

M5: 5.0 Liter V-10, 500 horsepower, 383 LB-FT of Torque

The V10 has more torque than any current X5 engine.
It has less peak torque than the 3.0sd X5. But peak torque is not the issue, its the spread and availability of torque and in that regard the M5's V10 engine would be considerably less accelerative than the X50i engined X6.
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