Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The BMW SUV (the X5) uses their (BMW's) 4.4L V8 and the road, and off road, tests have been stellar. Certainly no lack of low end torque. Especially with VANOS. I like Range Rover, and I like BMW V8's. I've had one (BMW V8) for five years now. I personally would choose the BMW V8 over the Buick V8 any day. Jim At 01:06 PM 8/9/99 -0700, you wrote: >The old pushrod V8 is an extremely trustworthy engine. Not terribly fast or >fuel efficient, but dead reliable and very strong, especially at low RPM. >There has been discussion about using BMW's new V8's in Land Rover products >for some time. As I understand it, the problem with this is that the BMW >V8s do not provide sufficient torque at low RPM for off-road conditions, and >they have insufficient engine braking. > >--Jim >