535d: the best sedan in the world

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03-27-2005, 08:32 AM

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My Ride: 535d Eccelsa, 05 2005 (built 12-04), sapphireblack, beige dakota leather, electric seats, poplar wood trim, sport suspension, 124 style 18" alloys, differentiated f/r runflat tyres, steptronic, adaptive light control, bi-xenon, BMW PRO nav, cd, cd changer, electric-foldable and automatic antidazzle rear mirrors, automatic antidazzle internal rear mirror, adjustable central armrest, BT, Hifi Professional LOGIC7 , extended functions aircon, full lighting package, green comfort fascia on windshield, PDC park distance control, voice control, CPT9000 car phone, BMW Assist, BMW On-line, BMW Tracking, alarm system, programmable remote controls.

Here in Italy the new 535d has received a fairly good press coverage. Some articles in Italian car magazines have been very enthusiastic and, generally, it's highly regarded as a very effective car, with top of the class performances and handling.

For anybody unfamiliar with it, I post here some basic datas from road tests published in Italian auto magazines "Auto" and "Automobilismo"; I will compare the 535d with other diesel or gasoline sedan of the same class. Let's go with the figures:

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CAR MODEL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ENGINE ? ? ? DISPL. ? ? ? ?0-100kmh(sec) ? ? 0-1000m(sec)

BMW 535D E61 auto ? ? ? ? 6 in line ? ? ? 2993 cc ? ? ? ? ?6,41 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?26,44
BMW 530D E60 auto ? ? ? ? 6 in line ? ? ? 2993 cc ? ? ? ? ?7,71 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?28,17
BMW 740D ? ? ? auto ? ? ? ? ? ?V8 ? ? ? ? ? ?3901 cc ? ? ? ? ?7,46 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?28,04
BMW 645 Ci ? ? auto ? ? ? ? ? ?V8 ? ? ? ? ? ?4398 cc ? ? ? ? ?6,35 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?25,93

AUDI A6 3.0 TDI auto ? ? ? ? V6 ? ? ? ? ? ?2967 cc ? ? ? ? ?8,10 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?28,69
AUDI A8 4.2 Quattro ? ? ? ? ? V8 ? ? ? ? ? ?4172 cc ? ? ? ? ?7,52 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?27,56

JAGUAR S-TYPE 3.0 auto ? ? V6 ? ? ? ? ? 2967 cc ? ? ? ? ? 9,31 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?30,18 ? ? ? ? ? ?
JAGUAR S-TYPE 2.7D ? ? ? ? ?V6 ? ? ? ? ? 2720 cc ? ? ? ? ? 8,90 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?29.52
JAGUAR S-TYPE 4.2R auto ? V8 ? ? ? ? ? 4196 cc ? ? ? ? ? 6,33 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?26,32

MB E280 CDI auto ? ? ? ? ? 6 in line ? ? ?3222 cc ? ? ? ? ? ?8,94 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?30,01
MB E400 CDI auto ? ? ? ? ? ? ?V8 ? ? ? ? ? 3996 cc ? ? ? ? ? 7,91 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?27,70
MB CLS500 auto ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? V8 ? ? ? ? ? 4996 cc ? ? ? ? ? 6,45 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?26,24

The figures speak by themselves.