Diesel or Petrol

Posted on 19/12/2019 20:46 by Lutz

First of all it's horsepower that gets the car and caravan over the hill, not torque.

That aside, but the latest generation of turbo petrols, such as the 6cyl. BMW engine, develop maximum torque at well below 1500rpm, which is about the same as the equivalent diesel and with upwards of 450Nm of torque, there's plenty of that, too.

Posted on 20/12/2019 16:09 by JVB66

As I have posted before the bigger the engine the more grunt it has,what cc is the bm engine

Posted on 20/12/2019 16:57 by Lutz

I presume that you are referring to the engine for which I have quoted figures. It is the 3 litre petrol.

By the way, my 3 litre diesel is redlined at 5500rpm, so it's no slugger, either.

Posted on 20/12/2019 17:21 by JVB66

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Posted on 20/12/2019 17:24 by JVB66

Ours 2ltr is also red lined at over 5000, where as the petrol is at over 7000 where the power is

Posted on 20/12/2019 21:19 by Lutz

Sounds like you‘ve got a very peaky engine there if maximum power doesn’t come in well before it reaches maximum revs.