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      12-30-2012, 11:09 PM   #12
clarence
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Originally Posted by Tra08R View Post
as a matter of fact? like looking at a grid paper with torque curves plotted on it?? like serious man...do ur self a favor and drive both (oops u cant coz Hong Kong dont stock any 320d) a lower Torque car with a high buzz box engine will high KW will always be quicker..plus all those vids u see on youtube of 320d vs 328i. the 320d will always be slower off the line coz it cant put its full 380N of torque on the road in a drag race Its about in gear acceleration, if we are cruising on a highway side by side i would have overtaken you by the time u realise u need to kick down and rev your ur engine from cruising REV range.

Anything above 100kms the benefit of high KWs and the 328i is the prefered car. Normal day to day drive especially in hilly locations a high Nm car is preferred.
I have driven both & the 28i is much faster, standing start, in-gear what not.
Yes, u have 380Nm, but I still have 350Nm plus more power thruout the rev range & also shorter gearing. Not sure abt the diesel motors, but time & again if u put the 28i on the dyno it is vastly underrated in terms of power & torque.
If u talk abt getting the car off the line at the lights then the 328i is easier to spin its wheels cos from idle to around 1500rpm it has more torque than the 320d (check the factory plots for urself, at idle the 28i has 225Nm vs 180Nm of the 320d). The factory claims for manual in-gear acceleration is also quicker @ 5.4s/6.9s vs 5.9s/7.5s (80-120km/h, 4th/5th gear). Don't believe factory? Autobild timed the 320d @ 4.2s & 5.6s for 60-100km/h & 80-120km/h. For the same range they timed the 328i @ 3.3s & 4.2s respectively.
Yes, a high Nm engine is preferred, but BMW does not badge their cars randomly & they don't call it a 28i for nothing.
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