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Old Mar 6, 2004 | 06:12 AM
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Has anyone seen a review on the 545i? I have only seen reviews on the 530i and am interested in what the "experts" have to say about the 545i. Please point me in the direction of any reviews if you have seen them.

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Old Mar 6, 2004 | 06:35 AM
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There's been some reviews of the 645, you can read them. They're exactly the same. One was in the most recent Road & Track.

0 - 60 in 5.2 sec.
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Old Mar 6, 2004 | 06:40 AM
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The 645 is hardly the same as the 545i. The 545i will not come close to 5.2 sec in 0-60 times. The only real distinguishable similarity is the engine.
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Old Mar 6, 2004 | 12:30 PM
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Why is that? The 545 evens weighs less than the 645. They'll be exactly the same. No?
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Old Mar 6, 2004 | 12:48 PM
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The 645 is faster to 60 than than 545 by 0.3 to 0.4 sec. Not much in it really and I suspect that in the real world that there would not be much of an appreciable difference.

I drive an E46 M3, 0 to 60 in 4.9sec, and in real world "in-gear" situations I could barely notice the difference. The 545i was marginally quicker off low revs (loads more torque) but the M3 quicker for longer at high revs. BUT the 545i achieved this in a far more relaxed/less stressed way.

The 545i motor is quite a piece of kit

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Old Mar 6, 2004 | 02:39 PM
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Jonboy - if you fit the spoiler then you get the girl and the money ;-)
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Old Mar 7, 2004 | 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by bimmerhitman' date='Mar 6 2004, 09:40 AM
The 645 is hardly the same as the 545i.? The 545i will not come close to 5.2 sec in 0-60 times.? The only real distinguishable similarity is the engine.
Take a look at the following link. Appearently in their test of the 530i Road & Track mentioned that they tested the 545i's 0-60 MPH to be 5.3 seconds. If true that's practically the same as 5.2 seconds.

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Old Mar 7, 2004 | 10:46 AM
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I stand corrected! I thought I had read that the 645 had a much lower weight(over 400 lbs) than the 545i, but I was incorrect. The 645 is only a little lighter than the 545i, thus the 0-60 times should be within a few tics of each other. Thanks for the info and for pointing out my mistake - maybe I am getting old! This really makes me happy that I decided to get the 545 because you get much more car for the money in my opinion. Anyone else surprised by the fact that the weight of the 645 is not alot lower than the 545?
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