Sport display not showing 140kW?

[Iceman007]

I had a problem a while back last year and I could feel the car is not performing as it should but the sport displays were showing the power. Well after replacement of intake that was clogged and some sensors all was well and power still showed the same but I could feel car pulling stronger.

I played arround with the sport display. By driving in manual and selecting 1 gear higher than it would be in auto. Then I would push the accelorator to the tension position(that position just before its to the floor I think they call it kick down position) The torque and Kw will jump to max torque but I can tell you its not a true reflection of what is happening in real life thats for sure. I dont know what they use to calculate the displays( accelerator position, revs, speed, fuel flow).

I think a dyno comparrison would give a good comparison. Lets wait for the results

 

[Quintin140]

Hi guys. Been down at Umhlanga, the sports display is reading 140kw. Up in JHB it never got past 120kw

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[Morribiscuit]

Hi guys. Been down at Umhlanga, the sports display is reading 140kw. Up in JHB it never got past 120kw

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this whole situation is weird!

My understanding has always been that the 'reading' is purely based on throttle position, and not a true reading.

I would not read into what it tells me.

Just use it to look cool when you dicing.

 

[Salt]

Even BMW have told me its not an accurate technical indication.

 

[AshG108]

you can get your tuner to recalibrate these displays for you, to show the real power the car is making etc however same as above, not sure how accurate it is. I havent even used mine since i bought the car...I just pay more attention to where the ass is going ha ha ha