BMW Website calls the 535 "Fastest 5 Series Ever"?
03-01-2009, 07:35 PM
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look what BMWs website says about the 535 in the model overview... falling 60 HP short of the 550, how can this be accurate enough for BMW to put on their website?
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Arrival of the fittest.
Power has always been a dominant gene, and the 535i Sedan was born with it. Encased in a sculpted body, its
inline 6-cylinder with twin-turbos and 300-hp deliver the unprecedented performance and fuel efficiency that make
it the fastest 5 Series ever.
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Arrival of the fittest.
Power has always been a dominant gene, and the 535i Sedan was born with it. Encased in a sculpted body, its
inline 6-cylinder with twin-turbos and 300-hp deliver the unprecedented performance and fuel efficiency that make
it the fastest 5 Series ever.
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03-01-2009, 07:54 PM
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Isn't the ///M5 also a "5 series" E39 & E60 ///M5...
Fastest 5 series ever "with a Inline 6" then its true...
Fastest 5 series ever "with a Inline 6" then its true...
03-01-2009, 08:05 PM
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There must be SOME qualifying remark missing, such as for an inline 6 or something? 
03-01-2009, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='805009' date='Mar 2 2009, 12:05 AM
There must be SOME qualifying remark missing, such as for an inline 6 or something?
03-01-2009, 09:34 PM
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I think the 535 has been out selling all other models....a great combination of power and economy.
03-02-2009, 05:46 AM
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Interesting....in Manual trim, the 550 weighs 286 lbs more than the 535. That certainly would make a difference, but I can't imagine it would make the 535 faster than the 550.
03-02-2009, 06:03 AM
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Like I said in the other thread.....
535i tuned, good to go
550i stock, good to go
03-02-2009, 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by ObD' post='805254' date='Mar 2 2009, 04:11 PM
The 535i x-drive wagon is the faster 5er wagon ever.