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Originally Posted by 2011zx10R
many years ago the manual version V8 5 series would burn the stock clutch in about 40k miles.
I really think after 400hp and 400 torque street use daily drive is excess.
I enjoyed my MK7 gti. It never felt under powered.
As long as the new M3 feels amazing to drive and looks good I'm okay with the HP and Torque numbers
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The issue on those V8s isn't the torque rating of pressure plates but unevenly wearing throwout bearings due to improper design. There are many who have driven past 100k miles on the original clutch with E92 M3.
Current S55 produces 406 lbft of torque is more than enough for a car that weights ~1400kg. What we need is less weight and lower CoG, not more power and higher torque that runs out nearing 7000 rpm. I have no complaints to be honest as long as the base model weighs 50-80kg less than base F82 M4.