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Originally Posted by ardalain
Hi M-Performance
i just ordered a white 330e and its due to arrive in april, AND i live in Stockholm Sweden, so you can imagine that this post interests my speed-buds.
you say that you went from 252 to 400+, and this is also true on BSRs website.
but, the 330e does not have 252 hp, so im not sure where you and they are getting these figures.
What i have been seing is 292hp (184 hp from the petrol engine and the rest from the electric)
so whats the deal.
and how will the gearbox, drivetrain and other parts keep up with this change?
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You don't simply add them together. Some car companies are doing that and it is misleading if not an outright misrepresentation. In BMWs and several other companies the electric motor is integrated into the automatic transmission and replaces the torque converter. Some of the electric power is going to run the transmission and some is being used for other purposes.
Yes...BMW does sandbag its HP numbers so the actual number is likely higher than advertised (BMWs often dyno at the wheel at about the same HP that they show at the engine). But one can't simply add the numbers together.