2012 BMW M550d To Have Over 500 HP And 500 FT/LB Of Torque!

Isn't 381<500?

— Joe_Limon (View Profile)

Posted on 11/22/2011 3:01:22 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Please check your headline. As mentioned the 550d will have 381hp, and not over 500hp.

— tom43 (View Profile)

Posted on 11/22/2011 5:42:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

yup ... apparently a dealer has come out with the specs around 380hp but a truckload of torque

— Hoorayforpeepee (View Profile)

Posted on 11/22/2011 6:12:23 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

that's a truckload of both. This is still a 3.0L I6, right?

— JRobUSC (View Profile)

Posted on 11/22/2011 6:31:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

I heard the BMW will have a sort of triple turbo charging system

— Hoorayforpeepee (View Profile)

Posted on 11/22/2011 7:41:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Yikes !!!

Thats a lot of Hp

I know Audi just launched a 3.0L TDI with 313hp in its A6 Estate with intentions to release it across the range.

They will have to hurry up and find another 60hp at least.

— I95SPEEDINGTICKETS (View Profile)

Posted on 11/22/2011 10:44:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

To put in perspective the Leap in Tech of the last Decade:

My Friends Brand New 2001 X5 4.4i made 289hp {4.4L V8} NA

Now you have 535d making 313hp {3.0L I6} FI

I would not like to bet what would happen in the next decade

— I95SPEEDINGTICKETS (View Profile)

Posted on 11/22/2011 10:49:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

If it were indeed 500hp at first, the torque would be way wayyyy more than 500lb/ft. You would be looking at more like 900-1000lb/ft. a 500hp diesel would kill the current M5 in acceleration with all of that torque.

— 85bmw745i (View Profile)

Posted on 11/23/2011 1:52:55 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

381 & 516 according to recent suggestions

— DuDE (View Profile)

Posted on 11/23/2011 2:29:12 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

381 & 516 according to recent suggestions

— DuDE (View Profile)

Posted on 11/23/2011 2:29:15 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I drove the 740d on the autobahn last summer. I still hate diesels.

— thstone (View Profile)

Posted on 11/23/2011 2:31:42 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

What will car makers do when all cars have 1000 HP? Is there nothing else important except horsepower ratings? Whatever happened to bragging about the length of the tranny shifter stick?

— skytop (View Profile)

Posted on 11/23/2011 8:04:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

i think these numbers are awesome... i recently drove a 335d and was very impressed, im sure this will be amazing.

— iamdabest1 (View Profile)

Posted on 11/24/2011 9:13:22 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1