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Originally Posted by Dackelone
Remember when the transmission specs (N55) came out... the trans (or maybe it was the clutch) can't handle that much power. I think it was rated only at 380Nm or so. I can't remember exactly.
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That raises indeed the right question: can it handle the brute force ? I can perfectly imagine that 500+ Nm is quite straining for mechanical parts. There are physical limits. I guess that on most early 2011 loaners (demo cars) the clutch was replaced after only few K miles. And the transmission also took a beating with all those test drives demonstrating each time the power output.