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Originally Posted by jhbodle
Yes I was disappointed when I read a forum thread stating that the torque was limited in the lower gears. However, I have the following reasons to believe that this is true:
- The torque feels weaker in the first 2 gears
- The Sport display on my iDrive reports a maximum torque of 360nm in 1st and 420nm in 2nd gear when I floor the accelerator. In all other gears it goes to the full 450nm.
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WHAT!? So they are using the same cheap trics like any other FWD car manufacturer is using these days?
In this case the acceleration can not be significantly better than the one of a 120d since it will match torque in first gear (but 125d will hold it a bit longer though) and 120d will not fall really short in second gear either!?
I guess that the acceleration has become a theoretical optimum, only attainable in lab conditions then.
