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Insider · 12-20-2006, 02:31 PM

So if a car, like the 335i, makes 300 ft/tq at 2,000 rpm and 5,000 rpm, does the car accelerate just as fast at 2,000rpm as 5,000 rpm?

Where would the car accelerate most quickly? Peak torque or peak HP?

12-20-2006, 02:31 PM	#4
Insider Captain 14 Rep 710 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 4,500 feet above sea level iTrader: (0)	So if a car, like the 335i, makes 300 ft/tq at 2,000 rpm and 5,000 rpm, does the car accelerate just as fast at 2,000rpm as 5,000 rpm? Where would the car accelerate most quickly? Peak torque or peak HP?
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