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"BMW 3 Series Coupe gets new engine"

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Mike - 08 Jul 2006 14:50 GMT
BMW 3 Series Coupe gets new engine
at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20060706-012226-5661r.htm
Dave Plowman (News) - 08 Jul 2006 17:00 GMT
> BMW 3 Series Coupe gets new engine
> at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20060706-012226-5661r.htm

Road test of it in this week's Autocar. Reckon it's as fast as an M3 in
day to day conditions - you don't have to wring its neck to get some
performance.

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RichAsianKid - 09 Jul 2006 01:41 GMT
> BMW 3 Series Coupe gets new engine
> at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20060706-012226-5661r.htm

Article says:
" BMW says that it has deliberately gone away a little bit from a pure
sporty character and that a lot of attention has been given to comfort
"without giving up sportiness." "  wrt its softer suspension....sounds
like a "Mercedes" compromise! Hehehe.....not sure if this is the way to
go, as this is a BMW coupe not a sedan....but I guess it has to appeal
to different segments and clientele to maximize marketability

Also I have a question here: why is it that BMWs and Mercedes have this
electronic speed limiter? Porsche AFAIK does not have one, is that
correct - although there is a 'top track speed' in its
specifications....Not sure if this is right... does it have to do with
the tires, or is it an agreement between the BMW-MB to prevent people
racing down the autobahn at insane speeds?
Richard Sexton - 09 Jul 2006 04:13 GMT
>Also I have a question here: why is it that BMWs and Mercedes have this
>electronic speed limiter? Porsche AFAIK does not have one, is that
>correct - although there is a 'top track speed' in its
>specifications....Not sure if this is right... does it have to do with
>the tires, or is it an agreement between the BMW-MB to prevent people
>racing down the autobahn at insane speeds?

Pretty much.

My understanding it, and I don't have an authoritative source for this,
but I understand it's a gentlemens agreement to limit top speed for
the reason stated above.

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Jeff Strickland - 09 Jul 2006 06:02 GMT
>>Also I have a question here: why is it that BMWs and Mercedes have this
>>electronic speed limiter? Porsche AFAIK does not have one, is that
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> but I understand it's a gentlemens agreement to limit top speed for
> the reason stated above.

Well, there is an interest at the factory to not blow the motor into tiny
bits. The motor is protected at red line, and top speed in 5th gear is
pretty close to red line. I think it's about 250 rpm below red line.
RichAsianKid - 10 Jul 2006 04:04 GMT
What I don't understand is this from the article quoted:

"The acceleration from 0-60 mph takes 5.3 seconds with the 335i and 6.2
seconds with the 328i. The limited top speed of both the 328i and the
335i is 130 mph. With the optional Sport Package on the 335i, it is 150
mph. "

Very respectable # btw.

Sports package - used to be sports seats, more 8-way adjustable,
M-tires, or M-suspension (depends on sports pkg or M-pkg), so how is
this related to limited top speed? Maybe the tires or something.....

> >>Also I have a question here: why is it that BMWs and Mercedes have this
> >>electronic speed limiter? Porsche AFAIK does not have one, is that
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> bits. The motor is protected at red line, and top speed in 5th gear is
> pretty close to red line. I think it's about 250 rpm below red line.
Tom K. - 10 Jul 2006 04:12 GMT
> What I don't understand is this from the article quoted:
>
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> M-tires, or M-suspension (depends on sports pkg or M-pkg), so how is
> this related to limited top speed? Maybe the tires or something.....

The Sport Package includes a 150 mph limiter vs. the normal 130.  Tires are
summer performance instead of "all-seasons".

http://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/futurevehicles/new3coupe/techdata.htm

Tom K.
RichAsianKid - 10 Jul 2006 06:29 GMT
> > What I don't understand is this from the article quoted:
> >
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
>
> Tom K.

That's my point though - not sure how a sports package will get a 150
mph limiter vs a 130 mph one  i.e. what's preventing a 328i or 335i
without a sports package from achieving 150 mph? Other specs look
comparable. Unless BMW has to deliberately detune the engine for
business purposes. Perhaps like Mercedes SL/CL 55's not same power as
SLK/CLK 55?
John Carrier - 10 Jul 2006 13:10 GMT
>> > What I don't understand is this from the article quoted:
>> >
[quoted text clipped - 23 lines]
> business purposes. Perhaps like Mercedes SL/CL 55's not same power as
> SLK/CLK 55?

Software.  The ECU is programmed to begin limiting engine output (through
the same process the rev limiter does) as the speed is reached.  It's not
absolutely precise (you may achieve 152 or so).  The engine just goes soft,
speed drops off a couple mph and you're done.

BMW religiously follows the German Gentleman's Agreement regarding top
speed:  155.  Particularly for the US market, they limit speed as well for
legal reasons.  They're concerned some idiot will fit speed rated tires
inappropriate for the car's performance and then sue when the tires fail at
speed, hence limits below 155 on some cars.  Dinan, Conforti and others
modify ECU software to improve performance.  One of the mods is the removal
of the top speed limiter.

R / John
RichAsianKid - 11 Jul 2006 00:45 GMT
> >> > What I don't understand is this from the article quoted:
> >> >
[quoted text clipped - 38 lines]
>
> R / John

Personally I wouldn't remove the speed limiter - don't get a chance to
drive that fast anyway.  INteresting though the article says, "The
limited top speed of both the 328i and the 335i is 130 mph. With the
optional Sport Package on the 335i, it is 150 mph. "  so without the
sports package the 130 mph is way more than gentlemen.
Dave Plowman (News) - 10 Jul 2006 19:33 GMT
> That's my point though - not sure how a sports package will get a 150
> mph limiter vs a 130 mph one  i.e. what's preventing a 328i or 335i
> without a sports package from achieving 150 mph? Other specs look
> comparable. Unless BMW has to deliberately detune the engine for
> business purposes. Perhaps like Mercedes SL/CL 55's not same power as
> SLK/CLK 55?

The speed limiter is built into the engine ECU. It can be programmed out
by specialists.

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draugaz@iname.com - 10 Jul 2006 22:27 GMT
> That's my point though - not sure how a sports package will get a 150
> mph limiter vs a 130 mph one  i.e. what's preventing a 328i or 335i
> without a sports package from achieving 150 mph? Other specs look
> comparable. Unless BMW has to deliberately detune the engine for
> business purposes. Perhaps like Mercedes SL/CL 55's not same power as

Actually - it is.

BMW is making noises about the "activating of the features"  for quite
some time now. Wanna +30Hp? Just go to the dealership, write a nice
check and get them "activated". And the twin turbo which is living
under the bonnet of the 335i comes very handy.

Recently I saw a very interesting article in the "Aftersales", an
internal newspaper for bmw emploees, dealers etc. It was discussing
"activation" technology for the "value added options". As first example
they mentioned "Night Vision", which you can order even after you buy
the car. But it will only work after it is "activated". The dealership
sends your VIN, the serial number of the camera and gets the activation
key, which enables this particular camera to this particular car. They
said they want to extend this in other areas as well. I think, that the
biggest problem is the reliable encryption, yet foolproof enough to be
suitable to be used remotely.

Actually I dont like it, since the next logical step is subscription.
"+30Hp for the next 20000 miles or 2 years for just a $2000". "$300 for
an annual subscription of Navigation". "$100 for the next 10000 miles
with cruise control".....
Dave Plowman (News) - 10 Jul 2006 19:32 GMT
> What I don't understand is this from the article quoted:

> "The acceleration from 0-60 mph takes 5.3 seconds with the 335i and 6.2
> seconds with the 328i. The limited top speed of both the 328i and the
> 335i is 130 mph. With the optional Sport Package on the 335i, it is 150
> mph. "

> Very respectable # btw.

> Sports package - used to be sports seats, more 8-way adjustable,
> M-tires, or M-suspension (depends on sports pkg or M-pkg), so how is
> this related to limited top speed? Maybe the tires or something.....

I don't understand the 'voluntary' speed restrictions makers apply in the
US. Surely the standard tyres are rated way above these limits?

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Jim - 11 Jul 2006 00:14 GMT
>> What I don't understand is this from the article quoted:
>
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> I don't understand the 'voluntary' speed restrictions makers apply in the
> US. Surely the standard tyres are rated way above these limits?

In the US, they furnish H rated tires for the standard car.
That is 205/55R16.  The speed limit for H tires is 128 mph.
It would not be a good idea to let the car exceed the tire rating.
Jim
Dave Plowman (News) - 11 Jul 2006 19:44 GMT
> In the US, they furnish H rated tires for the standard car.
> That is 205/55R16.  The speed limit for H tires is 128 mph.
> It would not be a good idea to let the car exceed the tire rating.

In the UK there is a blanket speed limit of 70 mph - no exceptions - yet
the cars come with tyres suitable for the actual top speed of the car.

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adder1969@yahoo.co.uk - 12 Jul 2006 15:32 GMT
> > In the US, they furnish H rated tires for the standard car.
> > That is 205/55R16.  The speed limit for H tires is 128 mph.
> > It would not be a good idea to let the car exceed the tire rating.
>
> In the UK there is a blanket speed limit of 70 mph - no exceptions - yet
> the cars come with tyres suitable for the actual top speed of the car.

One buys a car fit for purpose.  whether you choose to use it on the
road or not is up to you.  I would guess there is european legislation
as there are parts of germany at least where it's possible to legally
do the top speed of the car.
Dave Plowman (News) - 12 Jul 2006 19:51 GMT
> > In the UK there is a blanket speed limit of 70 mph - no exceptions -
> > yet the cars come with tyres suitable for the actual top speed of the
> > car.

> One buys a car fit for purpose.  whether you choose to use it on the
> road or not is up to you.  I would guess there is european legislation
> as there are parts of germany at least where it's possible to legally
> do the top speed of the car.

Wonder what tyres cars for the US - but picked up personally in Germany -
are fitted with. ;-)

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RichAsianKid - 10 Jul 2006 04:05 GMT
What I don't understand is this from the article quoted:

"The acceleration from 0-60 mph takes 5.3 seconds with the 335i and 6.2
seconds with the 328i. The limited top speed of both the 328i and the
335i is 130 mph. With the optional Sport Package on the 335i, it is 150
mph. "

Very respectable # btw.

Sports package - used to be sports seats, more 8-way adjustable,
M-tires, or M-suspension (depends on sports pkg or M-pkg), so how is
this related to limited top speed? Maybe the tires or something.....

> >>Also I have a question here: why is it that BMWs and Mercedes have this
> >>electronic speed limiter? Porsche AFAIK does not have one, is that
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> bits. The motor is protected at red line, and top speed in 5th gear is
> pretty close to red line. I think it's about 250 rpm below red line.
Dori A Schmetterling - 10 Jul 2006 17:02 GMT
I gather it's a 'gentleman's agreement' among BMW, Merc and some (not all,
obviously) others to limit the speed to 250 km/h (155 mph happens to be the
miles equivalent).  Nothing to do with tyres or motors.  I think the main
reason is to head off German government moves to introduce a national speed
limit on motorways and to stop mostly untrained drivers driving so
ridiculously fast on public roads.

I have been at (an indicated) 220 km/h in my 3.2 l car, but for no more than
a few seconds because other traffic gets close mighty fast and I wasn't
prepared to overtake at that speed.  I wonder what might happen if I had to
take unexpected action.... <shudder>

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> Well, there is an interest at the factory to not blow the motor into tiny
> bits. The motor is protected at red line, and top speed in 5th gear is
> pretty close to red line. I think it's about 250 rpm below red line.
John Carrier - 10 Jul 2006 19:03 GMT
>I gather it's a 'gentleman's agreement' among BMW, Merc and some (not all,
>obviously) others to limit the speed to 250 km/h (155 mph happens to be the
>miles equivalent).  Nothing to do with tyres or motors.  I think the main
>reason is to head off German government moves to introduce a national speed
>limit on motorways and to stop mostly untrained drivers driving so
>ridiculously fast on public roads.

Probably correct.  Porsche seems to be the only non-participant.  U.S.
market cars all have V-rated or better tires as original equipment.  But
there are idiots who will fit poor quality aftermarket rubber to the cars
and then can find idiots with law degrees to represent them after their
folly results in some mishap.  Then the idiot lawyers in robes allow the
litigation to proceed to 12 more idiots who believe the money they award to
the original idiot and his representative (30% plus costs for a fee) comes
from a "rich corporation" whose wealth comes not from doing business with
citizens like themselves, but from a source similar to that of the manna of
Exodus.

The bard had it right.

> I have been at (an indicated) 220 km/h in my 3.2 l car, but for no more
> than a few seconds because other traffic gets close mighty fast and I
> wasn't prepared to overtake at that speed.  I wonder what might happen if
> I had to take unexpected action.... <shudder>

I've seen a needle-width over 240 (approx 150mph) in my old toy.  Several
miles of desert road with zero traffic.  I've gone faster on the ground, but
only with the intention of taking off or immediately following touchdown.
The F-4 had pretty high liftoff and touchdown speeds.

R / John
Richard Sexton - 10 Jul 2006 19:13 GMT
>The bard had it right.

Yes, but you may not have. You might want to look up the original quote.

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John Carrier - 11 Jul 2006 12:59 GMT
Henry VI, Part 2.  "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers."
Shakespeare's characters viewed the lawyers as an impediment to their plot.
Now that lawyers number over 1,000,000 in the U.S. alone, they are an
impediment to EVERYTHING.

Why lawyer jokes don't work:  Lawyers don't think they're funny and
everybody else doesn't think they're jokes.

R / John

> >The bard had it right.
>
> Yes, but you may not have. You might want to look up the original quote.
Richard Sexton - 11 Jul 2006 18:02 GMT
(top posting corrected)

>> >The bard had it right.
>>
>> Yes, but you may not have. You might want to look up the original quote.

>Henry VI, Part 2.  "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers."
>Shakespeare's characters viewed the lawyers as an impediment to their plot.

http://www.howardnations.com/shakespeare.html

"...Ironically, the rallying cry of the lawyer bashers has become Shakespeare's
quote from Henry VI:   "THE FIRST THING WE DO,  LET'S KILL ALL THE LAWYERS."

Those who use this phrase pejoratively against lawyers are as miserably misguided
about their Shakespeare as they are about the judicial system which they disdain so freely.

Even a cursory reading of the context in which the lawyer killing statement is made
in King Henry VI, Part II, (Act IV), Scene 2, reveals that Shakespeare was paying
great and deserved homage to our venerable profession as the front line defenders of democracy.

The accolade is spoken by Dick the Butcher, a follower of anarchist Jack Cade, whom
Shakespeare depicts as "the head of an army of rabble and a demagogue pandering to
the ignorant," who sought to overthrow the government.  Shakespeare's acknowledgment
that the first thing any potential tyrant must do to eliminate freedom is to "kill
all the lawyers" is, indeed, a classic and well-deserved compliment to our
distinguished profession.

Today's Jack Cades can readily be found throughout the insurance industry and in
manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and chemical companies.  They want to dismantle
the tort system.  They want to disrupt the judiciary and abrogate the common law,
to the detriment of the rights of individual citizens, consumers, and injured
persons who deserve competent representation and adequate redress for harm done to them."

No, I'm not a lawyer.

>Now that lawyers number over 1,000,000 in the U.S. alone, they are an
>impediment to EVERYTHING.

Uhh, yeah. You look stunning in that tinfoil hat.

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John Carrier - 12 Jul 2006 13:55 GMT
> (top posting corrected)
>
[quoted text clipped - 53 lines]
>
> Uhh, yeah. You look stunning in that tinfoil hat.

The appearance of the law profession amidst a society might well be the
first sign of that society's progress into civilization.  When that society
allows that profession to co-opt every facet of its existence, that
civilization faces its demise.  My position is not that lawyers are bad, but
rather that too many lawyers is bad.

American society would be seriously damaged if all lawyers were eliminated.
But reducing their number to one suitable to handle the Jack Cades and
officiate over normal civil and criminal proceedings would be beneficial.
The proliferation of the lawyer class which began in the sixties resulted in
thousands of underemployed practitioners who would either starve, find a
different profession, or develop a market for their chosen profession.  The
result was the latter.

For every triumph by lawyers getting the bad guy (Vioxx perhaps, the Pinto
fuel tank for sure) there are other examples that are heinous (breast
implant suits, BMW's failure to report minor shipping damage repairs).
Classes are represented and rewarded without any knowledge on their part.
(I got 62 cents for a "defective" microwave the manufacturer repaired prior
to the lawsuit ... an award for my "inconvenience," not for any damages to
me ... while the law firm made a couple million.  I refused to cash the
check.)  Lawyers who lose in court threaten appeal unless a settlement is
made (if I do something like that to you, it's extortion, if a lawyer does
it to you, you're screwed).

The maintenance of an overlarge legal profession places a hidden tax upon
every member of society.  It's rolled into the cost of everything from
groceries to health care.  Some of that cost is truly beneficial (less
likelihood of spoiled groceries?), but much is not (tons of food is wasted,
charity organizations don't get yesterday's bread).  Litigation is a growth
industry.

Mass execution of the lawyer class is a ridiculous rallying cry to what is a
real problem.  The only solution is to make it harder to become a lawyer
(with a million of 'em, it's hardly an elite group) and allow attrition to
follow its course.  Not likely.  Or perhaps you're looking forward to a
world in which every human interaction requires legal counsel (we'll need
ten million of them)?  Better take your hat back.  It's more flattering on
you.

R / John
Richard Sexton - 14 Jul 2006 00:13 GMT
>The maintenance of an overlarge legal profession places a hidden tax upon
>every member of society.  It's rolled into the cost of everything from
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>Mass execution of the lawyer class is a ridiculous rallying cry to what is a
>real problem.  The only solution is to make it harder to become a lawyer

No, it certainly not the *only* solution. We don't have the problem
here in Canada you yanks do down there largely due to the reasons that
a) the loser pays the winners legal fees and b) contingency payments
aren't legal up here (I don't think, I'm fuzzy on this)

So, it's not the lawyers per se it's the framework in which they operate.

Keep in mild also the US is unique in the world in one respect: most
countried, especially in Europe put artists, scientists etc on their
currency. All the faces on American paper money are lawyers.

So to some extent one is tempted to say "what do you expect when
a country is by, of, and for the lawyers".

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John Carrier - 14 Jul 2006 02:00 GMT
> >The maintenance of an overlarge legal profession places a hidden tax upon
>>every member of society.  It's rolled into the cost of everything from
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>
> No, it certainly not the *only* solution.

Point well taken.  As their proliferation occurred through a rather bizarre
form of supply-side economics, demand must be reduced.  The contingency
system has its benefits, the little guy can take on the big guy.  It might
be reasonably limited (I don't think the lawyer and his client should enjoy
the windfall profit of punative damages ... they're essentially society
punishing the wrongdoer, society should benefit).  Loser pays would be
interesting, but I suspect contingencies would just be modified to account
for the additional risk to the litigator (say 50% plus expenses instead of
the relatively standard 30%).

Within minutes after I read your post, I was assaulted by a tv ad from a law
firm trolling for class members (faulty pacemakers and diffribulators).
Sigh.

We don't have the problem
> here in Canada you yanks do down there largely due to the reasons that
> a) the loser pays the winners legal fees and b) contingency payments
> aren't legal up here (I don't think, I'm fuzzy on this)

Or perhaps you just have a smaller percentage of litigators?

> So, it's not the lawyers per se it's the framework in which they operate.
>
> Keep in mild also the US is unique in the world in one respect: most
> countried, especially in Europe put artists, scientists etc on their
> currency. All the faces on American paper money are lawyers.

Washington - no
Jefferson - yes
Lincoln - yes
Hamilton - yes
Jackson - yes
Grant - no
Franklin - no

Lincoln (perhaps Hamilton) was the only one who made his primary mark in the
practice of law.

Of course, if you go to the higher denominations, lawyers do prevail.  Only
Woodrow Wilson ($100K) was not (an academic instead).

> So to some extent one is tempted to say "what do you expect when
> a country is by, of, and for the lawyers".

Well, I guess I could always claim my dual citizenship.

R / John
Richard Sexton - 14 Jul 2006 04:04 GMT
>Within minutes after I read your post, I was assaulted by a tv ad from a law
>firm trolling for class members (faulty pacemakers and diffribulators).
>Sigh.

Uh, yeah. and let's not forget "Dr. Legal" in the Aileen-what's her face
serial killer trial.

>> a) the loser pays the winners legal fees and b) contingency payments
>> aren't legal up here (I don't think, I'm fuzzy on this)
>
>Or perhaps you just have a smaller percentage of litigators?

I don't know. It would be interesting to see that statistic. I have a sense
it's about the same frankly.

>> Keep in mild also the US is unique in the world in one respect: most
>> countried, especially in Europe put artists, scientists etc on their
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>Grant - no
>Franklin - no

Right, nw try to find a Eropran country with a picture of a lawyer
on its money.

>> So to some extent one is tempted to say "what do you expect when
>> a country is by, of, and for the lawyers".
>
>Well, I guess I could always claim my dual citizenship.

I always did whe I lived in the US :-)

I don't dislike the US, it's 10X bigger in population in Canada. Your
good people are oh so good but jeez you sure got some whackjobs down
there. I have a lot oa lawyer friends but they're the rare "good" ones
that do much more good than harm and are equally disgusted by the
things you are, ergo cries of "kill all the lawyers" seems to me to ne
a non-starter, or to put it another way, go ahead but please don't kill
mine.

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Dave Plowman (News) - 10 Jul 2006 19:36 GMT
>  U.S. market cars all have V-rated or better tires as original
> equipment.  But there are idiots who will fit poor quality aftermarket
> rubber to the cars and then can find idiots with law degrees to
> represent them after their folly results in some mishap.

So you can fit poorer quality 'spare parts' not approved by the car maker,
and then sue that maker when things go wrong? Seems mad to me...

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John Carrier - 11 Jul 2006 13:02 GMT
>>  U.S. market cars all have V-rated or better tires as original
>> equipment.  But there are idiots who will fit poor quality aftermarket
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> So you can fit poorer quality 'spare parts' not approved by the car maker,
> and then sue that maker when things go wrong? Seems mad to me...

In the U.S., you are entitled to a risk free life and every adverse
occurrence must be blamed on someone else.

R / John
Jeff Strickland - 09 Jul 2006 06:00 GMT
>> BMW 3 Series Coupe gets new engine
>> at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20060706-012226-5661r.htm
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> the tires, or is it an agreement between the BMW-MB to prevent people
> racing down the autobahn at insane speeds?

I'm not sure I understand the premise of your question. The speedometer has
no bearing on the Top Speed. The speedo simply reads what you are telling
the car to be doing. The speed limiter kicks in with or without an
electronic speedometer.

Why spin a speedo needle with a cable when you can pick up the data
electronically from the main computer and display it? Speed is needed by the
computer for many different functions, collecting speed data electronically
makes it easier to distribute the data to the places where it is used. I
don't know about Porsches, but I would be surprised if they do not use an
electronic speedo.

And, if one bothers to actually work the numbers, one would find that top
speed and red line arrive at pretty close to the same time. Limiting engine
speed to below red line seems to make lots of sense to me, doesn't it make
sense to you?
Tom K. - 09 Jul 2006 16:26 GMT
>>> BMW 3 Series Coupe gets new engine
>>> at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20060706-012226-5661r.htm
[quoted text clipped - 18 lines]
> telling the car to be doing. The speed limiter kicks in with or without an
> electronic speedometer.

Maybe I missed something, but where is "speedometer" mentioned in this
thread?

> And, if one bothers to actually work the numbers, one would find that top
> speed and red line arrive at pretty close to the same time. Limiting
> engine speed to below red line seems to make lots of sense to me, doesn't
> it make sense to you?

For some (but not all) the current BMW cars limited to 155, this is close to
redline in 5th, not the OD 6th.

Tom K.
Jeff Strickland - 09 Jul 2006 22:51 GMT
>>>> BMW 3 Series Coupe gets new engine
>>>> at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20060706-012226-5661r.htm
[quoted text clipped - 21 lines]
> Maybe I missed something, but where is "speedometer" mentioned in this
> thread?

Sorry, I read Electronic Speed Limiter as electronic speedometer. My bad ...
R. Mark Clayton - 09 Jul 2006 08:48 GMT
>> BMW 3 Series Coupe gets new engine
>> at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20060706-012226-5661r.htm
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> the tires, or is it an agreement between the BMW-MB to prevent people
> racing down the autobahn at insane speeds?

The sensible mass market German manufacturers have sort of agreed not to
compete on this, and if the cars are limited their government does not bring
in an overall speed limit...
Dave Plowman (News) - 09 Jul 2006 09:40 GMT
> The sensible mass market German manufacturers have sort of agreed not to
> compete on this, and if the cars are limited their government does not bring
> in an overall speed limit...

However, the agreed Euro 'limit' is 155 mph.

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dizzy - 12 Jul 2006 03:27 GMT
>BMW 3 Series Coupe gets new engine
>at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20060706-012226-5661r.htm

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