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Apr 25, 2007 | 03:07 PM

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HI How is Everything
I Was Wondering If We Put The MB E350 Against The Bimmer 530i In An Acceleration Race.
Who Would Win??
And Anyone Had That Kind Of Race ?

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Apr 25, 2007 | 03:22 PM

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2007/2008 E350 would win out against 2007 530i. Mercedes will usually beat a BMW in straight line acceleration, there are exceptions of course. The exception being the 2008 535i with the bi-turbo.

Apr 25, 2007 | 04:46 PM

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[quote name='vegastrashed' date='Apr 25 2007, 06:22 PM' post='417830']
2007/2008 E350 would win out against 2007 530i. Mercedes will usually beat a BMW in straight line acceleration, there are exceptions of course. The exception being the 2008 535i with the bi-turbo.
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Why Should It ((Usually)) Win In Straight Acceleration!!
I Know That The Bmw Has Better Engine + Lot Better Smarter Gear Box Not Like The Dumb Gear Box In The MB's.

Apr 25, 2007 | 05:09 PM

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2007 Mercedes E350:
268 hp@6000 rpm, 258 lb-ft@2400 - 5000 rpm

2007 BMW 530i:
255 hp@6600 rpm, 220 lb-ft@2750 rpm

Apr 26, 2007 | 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by vegastrashed' post='417889' date='Apr 26 2007, 09:09 AM

2007 Mercedes E350:
268 hp@6000 rpm, 258 lb-ft@2400 - 5000 rpm

2007 BMW 530i:
255 hp@6600 rpm, 220 lb-ft@2750 rpm

engine looks fast how about the wight BMW lighter?

Apr 26, 2007 | 07:51 AM

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According to the official statistics from Mercedes and BMW:

2008 BMW 530i
hp 272/6700
Acceleration 0-62: 6.3 (6.5 in Auto)

Mercedes E350
hp 272/6000
Acceleration 0-62: 6.7 (6.9 in Auto)

I rest my case.

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Apr 26, 2007 | 08:58 AM

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Its too bad the 2008 530i you quoted with 272 hp isn't available in the US.

Apr 26, 2007 | 01:30 PM

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I will still vote for 530i, becuase E350 take off too softly.

Apr 26, 2007 | 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by vegastrashed' post='418186' date='Apr 26 2007, 11:58 AM

Its too bad the 2008 530i you quoted with 272 hp isn't available in the US.

Thats Right The US Engines Are Much Less Power Then Euro Cars, I Use To Had MB 560sel Euro Options And The Car Was Like A Rocket, My Friend Had The Same Car But With US Options We Had A Race Mine Was Away Much Faster .

Apr 29, 2007 | 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by vegastrashed' post='418186' date='Apr 26 2007, 12:58 PM

Its too bad the 2008 530i you quoted with 272 hp isn't available in the US.

Ok, well then why not quote the 255hp one? Remember also, the EU uses a different unit of measure when rating hp. This is the reason for the 255 vs. 258 difference. If the 272hp engine -were- to be brought to the US, it would be rated using our scale and would be several hp lower on paper - but identical in every other way.

530i - 255hp

0-60mph 6.4 (6.6 auto) seconds source, BMWUSA

E350 - 268hp

0-60mph 6.5 seconds source, MBUSA

So... you slushbox drivers might be 1/10th of a second behind... and we manual and SMG drivers would be 1/10th ahead. That's such a tight margin, it'd all come down to the driver and the reaction time.

Also - and I have said this a zillion times. These cars (E60s) are poor poor choices if you simply want to go fast or go around racing people. The 535i is rated to do 0-62 in 5.9 (6.0) seconds on the BMW Canada website. You can buy a V6 Camry that does a 5.8 0-60 and a 14.3 quarter... for $25K. If speed is you game, get something like that and then take the $35K you would have left over and buy a real fast toy.