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      02-12-2019, 06:29 PM   #55
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Originally Posted by swagon View Post
7,200-rpm redline is less than of the S55B30. Interesting.
Torque converters can't spin faster than 7500rpm or so reliably. Certain performance cars have had their redlines electronically limited lower when mated to an automatic. It's possible they'll have a higher redline in the M3 pure.

EDIT: The specs list the motor producing peak power between 5950-7300 rpm although the car has a redline of 7200rpm. That tells me that BMW is using the 7200rpm redling for the ZF 8HP torque converter and that the M3 Pure could potentially have a 7300 or higher redline.

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