545 0r 550?
05-04-2005, 05:12 PM
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I don't see why it would not be called a 550.
05-05-2005, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by pennetta' date='May 5 2005, 03:12 AM
I don't see why it would not be called a 550.
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05-05-2005, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='May 5 2005, 02:25 PM
[quote name='pennetta' date='May 5 2005, 03:12 AM']I don't see why it would not be called a 550.
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[/quote]As the previous E39-540 was a 544
If this is true, BMW must have something up thier sleeve for a future 550 or they don't want to piss off us 545 owners.
05-05-2005, 02:42 PM
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I talked to my sales guy this afternoon and, for now, they are refering to it as the 550 around the dealership. He thinks they will badge it a 550, but he said the details won't be known until August ("they want us to keep selling the current model"), and admits that things could be different than that.
One other thing he thinks will be put into the Fall '06 550 is the Start/Stop button like on the 7 series. And with that we will get the Comfort Access option (keep the key in your pocket and the car unlocks as you approach - just push the Start button to fire it up).
Sounds cool, but at what price?
Stay tuned.
One other thing he thinks will be put into the Fall '06 550 is the Start/Stop button like on the 7 series. And with that we will get the Comfort Access option (keep the key in your pocket and the car unlocks as you approach - just push the Start button to fire it up).
Sounds cool, but at what price?
Stay tuned.
05-05-2005, 02:43 PM
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The "550" may not appear until 2011 when the E60 is replaced.
If you have followed BMW naming in the past, the model number doesn't always indicate
the exact displacement. There are lots of 540s around with 4.4 liter engines for example.
If you have followed BMW naming in the past, the model number doesn't always indicate
the exact displacement. There are lots of 540s around with 4.4 liter engines for example.
05-05-2005, 02:48 PM
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Since the 745 has changed to a 750, I would figure the 545 would change to a 550. Its the same engine, so why not. The 740 and 540 shared the same name on othe older models, the recent 745 and 545 shared the same name/engine on othe recent models, and I figure in the fall, we will see the 550 join the already available 750.
05-05-2005, 03:05 PM
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Yea but they may have renamed the 745 to 750 to give the image that it was a redesigned vehicle since that was somewhat what they were trying to do by toning down the exterior (I like them the old way 
but thats just a theory 
but thats just a theory
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Originally Posted by rcd' date='May 4 2005, 12:46 PM
I read somewhere that the 06 may still be badged a 545 rather than a 550. Any up to date info?
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Remember the E38 533i? It was only produced for MY1983 and 1984 for the North American market, and then supersceded by the 535i in 1985. I believe there was not V8 E60 535i (but there was a V8 735i E65/E66), but there may be a new E60 535i -a turbo version of the 530i in the future.