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      01-28-2012, 04:02 PM   #5
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Does this seem weird to anyone else?
"The 3:10.5 lap a 335i turned at our 2007 VIR event is just another reason to believe that those early turbocharged BMWs made more power than the advertised 300 ponies. After all, the 320-hp 335is is only 0.1 mph faster down the front straight, at 131.6 mph."

And yet the 335is posted a SLOWER time with the same engine and newer software with higher peak HP.
I wonder if this is due to the DCT?
Is there a larger difference between the N54 335i's and the newer 335is that I am missing? Could it be weight?
Or would you guys consider this negligible due to possible varying conditions?
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