530i Performance Question
01-17-2007, 03:51 AM
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Thanx For The Replying
But I Was Wondering If The Acceleration Time Between The 550 and 530 is Just A One Sec Difference !
And Dose That One Sec Make It A Slow Car?
Anyways I Drive My 530i And Its satisfied me By All The Meaning, I Killed All The E Class Benzed except The New E350 Or The CLS350 Benzes And Thats Why Am Asking Here If That Anyone Had That experience ?
But I Was Wondering If The Acceleration Time Between The 550 and 530 is Just A One Sec Difference !
And Dose That One Sec Make It A Slow Car?
Anyways I Drive My 530i And Its satisfied me By All The Meaning, I Killed All The E Class Benzed except The New E350 Or The CLS350 Benzes And Thats Why Am Asking Here If That Anyone Had That experience ?
01-17-2007, 03:52 AM
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Too bad we won't be getting the 530i after March '06. Still puzzled by the BMW NA decision.
01-17-2007, 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by niktee' post='379466' date='Jan 17 2007, 07:52 AM
Too bad we won't be getting the 530i after March '06. Still puzzled by the BMW NA decision.
01-17-2007, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by A-R-H' post='379465' date='Jan 17 2007, 07:51 AM
Thanx For The Replying
But I Was Wondering If The Acceleration Time Between The 550 and 530 is Just A One Sec Difference !
And Dose That One Sec Make It A Slow Car?
Anyways I Drive My 530i And Its satisfied me By All The Meaning, I Killed All The E Class Benzed except The New E350 Or The CLS350 Benzes And Thats Why Am Asking Here If That Anyone Had That experience ?
But I Was Wondering If The Acceleration Time Between The 550 and 530 is Just A One Sec Difference !
And Dose That One Sec Make It A Slow Car?
Anyways I Drive My 530i And Its satisfied me By All The Meaning, I Killed All The E Class Benzed except The New E350 Or The CLS350 Benzes And Thats Why Am Asking Here If That Anyone Had That experience ?
Anyway, I did not buy the car at the time because we were moving to a new house. When my move was over, I went to the dealer 6 months later and they did not have a 530i to test drive. I decided to test drive a 545i. I was immediately sold. I felt the power of the V8 and it put a big smile on my face but not on my wallet.
Yes, in American we want more power! I am willing to bit that many folks who do not care about handling will rather buy a G35, M45 or IS350 because they are more powerful cars. People here care a lot about straight line performance. The highways and most roads do not curve too much in most states and people typically don't think about handling like Europeans do.
I do remember that the 530i was quick from 0 to 60. To me it felt almost like the 545. But the difference was that the 545 will get there in style! When accelerating hard with the 530 you feel that the I6 is suffering or working extra hard. The V8 on the other hand does it much more smoothly. It is hard to explain it but you really have to drive a car with a V8 to appreciate it. Now that I bought the 545, I don't think I'll ever buy a car with a six cylinder engine. I'll always go for the V8! It is thrilling experience. It also allows you to have complete control when maneuvering between slow cars (lane changes). You see a tight spot where you could jump to and you'll be there immediately. Can't do that with only I6!
With gas prices at roughly $3.30/gallon (for premium gasoline) it is really no big deal. It is really worth it for what you get back from the V8.
Just my two cents.
01-17-2007, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Raighne' post='379437' date='Jan 17 2007, 06:36 AM
This is an amusing thread!
It never ceases to amaze us Europeans how our American bethren can refer to a 3.0 i-6 BMW as 'a dog' and too slow...
It seems that many Americans are very focused on raw firepower ... hp, 0-60, #cylinders, cubic capacity...
In this part of the world, is often about handling and real-world performance weighed up against economy and emissions...
This would kind of explain BMW's recent push to hit certain bhp and 0-60 numbers ... seems that the US market is competing on these specs...
(not that I'm complaining!)
Going back to the OP's question...
IMHO, the 3.0l is a wonderful engine... very refined and balanced and you have more power than you would ever really need...
I think the straight-sixes are BMWs fort? and the naturally aspirated 3.0l is the BMW classic...
It never ceases to amaze us Europeans how our American bethren can refer to a 3.0 i-6 BMW as 'a dog' and too slow...
It seems that many Americans are very focused on raw firepower ... hp, 0-60, #cylinders, cubic capacity...
In this part of the world, is often about handling and real-world performance weighed up against economy and emissions...
This would kind of explain BMW's recent push to hit certain bhp and 0-60 numbers ... seems that the US market is competing on these specs...
(not that I'm complaining!)
Going back to the OP's question...
IMHO, the 3.0l is a wonderful engine... very refined and balanced and you have more power than you would ever really need...
I think the straight-sixes are BMWs fort? and the naturally aspirated 3.0l is the BMW classic...
Of course, its not how you use it either!
WE try to go fast in our SUVs also with no regard to the environment or safety of others. We have adopted a "bunker"mentality which explains the poplulairty of the hummer and chrysler 300. Small windows and high beltline. THis moring I dropped my kids off and a lincoln Navagater was infront and they were playing Scooby doo cartoons on its video system.
We are raising a bunch of gas guzzling cartoon watching idots!
Performance. If you look at the last 20 years the 0-60 times keep going down. O-60 in 6.4 seconds at one time was a fantastic time! Now its slow because we have incredible technology that we waste on putting smiles on faces instead of reducing our MPG and dependence on OPEC oil.
Bottom line is if your looking for "KILLS" (in Jordan???) then get the 550 for sure. If the 530 is not satisfactory then one must do what they must do. But in the perspective of things, the 530 is a great performer all the way around.
A Dodge Charger with a "hemi" will more than suffice for making kills at thousands less!
01-17-2007, 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by bargamon' post='379517' date='Jan 17 2007, 10:49 AM
We are total HP whores and retain must of our self esteem based on the size of our engins.
Of course, its not how you use it either!
WE try to go fast in our SUVs also with no regard to the environment or safety of others. We have adopted a "bunker"mentality which explains the poplulairty of the hummer and chrysler 300. Small windows and high beltline. THis moring I dropped my kids off and a lincoln Navagater was infront and they were playing Scooby doo cartoons on its video system.
We are raising a bunch of gas guzzling cartoon watching idots!
Performance. If you look at the last 20 years the 0-60 times keep going down. O-60 in 6.4 seconds at one time was a fantastic time! Now its slow because we have incredible technology that we waste on putting smiles on faces instead of reducing our MPG and dependence on OPEC oil.
Bottom line is if your looking for "KILLS" (in Jordan???) then get the 550 for sure. If the 530 is not satisfactory then one must do what they must do. But in the perspective of things, the 530 is a great performer all the way around.
A Dodge Charger with a "hemi" will more than suffice for making kills at thousands less!
Of course, its not how you use it either!
WE try to go fast in our SUVs also with no regard to the environment or safety of others. We have adopted a "bunker"mentality which explains the poplulairty of the hummer and chrysler 300. Small windows and high beltline. THis moring I dropped my kids off and a lincoln Navagater was infront and they were playing Scooby doo cartoons on its video system.
We are raising a bunch of gas guzzling cartoon watching idots!
Performance. If you look at the last 20 years the 0-60 times keep going down. O-60 in 6.4 seconds at one time was a fantastic time! Now its slow because we have incredible technology that we waste on putting smiles on faces instead of reducing our MPG and dependence on OPEC oil.
Bottom line is if your looking for "KILLS" (in Jordan???) then get the 550 for sure. If the 530 is not satisfactory then one must do what they must do. But in the perspective of things, the 530 is a great performer all the way around.
A Dodge Charger with a "hemi" will more than suffice for making kills at thousands less!
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01-17-2007, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by bargamon' post='379517' date='Jan 17 2007, 08:49 AM
We are total HP whores and retain must of our self esteem based on the size of our engins.
Of course, its not how you use it either!
WE try to go fast in our SUVs also with no regard to the environment or safety of others. We have adopted a "bunker"mentality which explains the poplulairty of the hummer and chrysler 300. Small windows and high beltline. THis moring I dropped my kids off and a lincoln Navagater was infront and they were playing Scooby doo cartoons on its video system.
We are raising a bunch of gas guzzling cartoon watching idots!
Performance. If you look at the last 20 years the 0-60 times keep going down. O-60 in 6.4 seconds at one time was a fantastic time! Now its slow because we have incredible technology that we waste on putting smiles on faces instead of reducing our MPG and dependence on OPEC oil.
Bottom line is if your looking for "KILLS" (in Jordan???) then get the 550 for sure. If the 530 is not satisfactory then one must do what they must do. But in the perspective of things, the 530 is a great performer all the way around.
A Dodge Charger with a "hemi" will more than suffice for making kills at thousands less!
Of course, its not how you use it either!
WE try to go fast in our SUVs also with no regard to the environment or safety of others. We have adopted a "bunker"mentality which explains the poplulairty of the hummer and chrysler 300. Small windows and high beltline. THis moring I dropped my kids off and a lincoln Navagater was infront and they were playing Scooby doo cartoons on its video system.
We are raising a bunch of gas guzzling cartoon watching idots!
Performance. If you look at the last 20 years the 0-60 times keep going down. O-60 in 6.4 seconds at one time was a fantastic time! Now its slow because we have incredible technology that we waste on putting smiles on faces instead of reducing our MPG and dependence on OPEC oil.
Bottom line is if your looking for "KILLS" (in Jordan???) then get the 550 for sure. If the 530 is not satisfactory then one must do what they must do. But in the perspective of things, the 530 is a great performer all the way around.
A Dodge Charger with a "hemi" will more than suffice for making kills at thousands less!
We (in the U.S.) are getting more and more spoiled in terms of everything. Self parking Lexuses, overpriced organic food at Whole Foods, huge Suburbans and McMansions for families of four - stop the madness!!!
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Originally Posted by LowOrbit' post='379546' date='Jan 17 2007, 05:06 PM
We (in the U.S.) are getting more and more spoiled in terms of everything. Self parking Lexuses, overpriced organic food at Whole Foods, huge Suburbans and McMansions for families of four - stop the madness!!!
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01-17-2007, 08:47 AM
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I have an 06 530i and its powerful enough to over take traffic on high ways without much of a sweat. However, its going to wow you with acceleration. I even got whipped by a current generation VW GTI from a standing start race once. I was leading in 1st and 2nd gear, but by the 3rd gear the VW GTI had passed me already, man was I embarrassed! Made me seriously consider a 550i :-(
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Originally Posted by KickinA' post='379567' date='Jan 17 2007, 09:47 AM
I have an 06 530i and its powerful enough to over take traffic on high ways without much of a sweat. However, its going to wow you with acceleration. I even got whipped by a current generation VW GTI from a standing start race once. I was leading in 1st and 2nd gear, but by the 3rd gear the VW GTI had passed me already, man was I embarrassed! Made me seriously consider a 550i :-(
However, its NOT going to wow you with acceleration.