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Originally Posted by JTO24
You're quoting crank torque.. Factor in gearing and the m3 puts down a lot at the wheels.. I'm sure swamp has more concrete figures (coming from former FBO 335i owner / current e92 m3 owner)
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Precisely. No one can feel any element of engine crank torque whatsoever. One feels acceleration which is the result of force/torque at the wheels, which in turn is crank torque multiplied by transmission gear ratio multiplied by final drive ratio. One example:
C6 Corvette, 400 hp x 1st gear ratio (6MT) 2.66 x final drive (std) = 2904 ft lb
M3 M-DCT 295 ft lb x 4.78 x 3.15 = 4447 ft lb.
Now this is just one gear and peak values, but should get the point across. The M3 makes way more peak wheel torque in 1st gear than the C6 Vette.
Now that being said, given the right gearing more crank torque can also translate to more wheel torque and with the M4 it has gobs more crank torque and gobs more wheel torque as well.