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"BMW, not wanting to miss out on this trend, will be releasing an officially-warrantied upgrade. The kit is based on the upgrades given to the F01, which has a revised N54 and more power. The only information so far is that there will be software changes and cooling upgrades -whether this means a larger radiator or a larger intercooler is unknown, as it wasn’t mentioned.
This kit provides mild gains -- US-spec should expect power to jump from 300 to 321bhp, and torque to jump from 295lb-ft (400nM) to 336lb-ft (450nM.) While this is much milder than aftermarket upgrades, the benefit of having it covered by warranty and the assumption that it will be easier on the engine than other upgrades should not be overlooked. No one wants to void the warranty on their complicated $50,000 BMW, do they? BMW says it will cut 0.2s off the 0-60 sprint, so figure somewhere in the 4.5 second range. And considering this is a simple upgrade on a non-M BMW, that’s simply insane."
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