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      05-18-2016, 02:58 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by JRobUSC View Post
I am not an engineer but the HP90 can handle over 700lb-ft, so if BMW is already using it on other 7's then I don't know why they hamstrung the new flagship diesel engine with a lower version that can't. Maybe SCOTT26 knows the real story.
What if it is not the Flagship Diesel?
Although it is for now.
They have developed a Power eDrive Diesel which would arrive for implementation in vehicles like the X7 and 9er. And more likely in the mid-life cycle of the 7er and the all new X5.
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