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Originally Posted by fusionchicken
Awesome numbers. Is this with the consideration that 3 pedal cars should have less drivetrain loss thus making higher whp? Unless this is not true for the F8x Ms
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These particular results assume equal drivetrain losses between the cars. Although this technically isn't true, it is obvious from prior real world performance numbers (E9X M3, F10 M5, etc.), that there are solid performance gains despite some additional losses for the mechatronics. If you think about how much power is required to move a clutch and move a syncro it surely isn't much power, regardless of being moved by a human or by hydraulics. Yes the M-DCT system moves those parts very fast but still, very little power is required. Thus I believe the losses are only insignificantly higher in the M-DCT.