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      05-22-2020, 08:08 AM   #49
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Drives: 2020 X5 M50i, 2020 Alfa 4C
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Originally Posted by x5m50i View Post
The EU models don't have the extra charcoal air filters, only the paper ones. I've tried today to remove them and they are not there
You know what? That is an interesting little nugget of knowledge.

I have noticed from several sources, that quite often, the M50i models show a 530hp rating.... whereas often I see them with a 523hp rating. Remember the AutotopNL youtube video? That M50i he said was rated at 530.

I wonder.... if it's a Euro vs US version.... and I wonder if it's BECAUSE of those charcoal filters?

I don't think a 7hp increase is out of the question, when you consider you're removing half the airflow restriction.
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