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      02-22-2012, 02:44 PM   #125
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Originally Posted by kaishang View Post
Look at the shape of the torque curve: I predict it will NOT be that nice to drive. The torque at 1000rpm is tiny vs huge at 2000rpm. In city driving in a diesel, you do almost all your driving in the 1000-2000rpm range.

This means you are going to be constantly on/off boost. Not nice.
If 460nm is tiny for you, you must be driving the Seawise Giant.

The curve is absolutely normal considering it's a diesel engine. A freaking epic diesel engine!
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