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01-09-2007, 01:23 PM

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The new "Straight-six petrol engines with second-generation direct High Precision Injection" are called N53

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01-09-2007, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by E60Speed' post='375938' date='Jan 9 2007, 10:23 PM

The new "Straight-six petrol engines with second-generation direct High Precision Injection" are called N53

Is it confirmed that these new engines are actually the long-awaited N53?
If so, do you have any other details of the design of the engine (sounds like it is closer in design to the N52 than the N54).

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01-09-2007, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by aybeesea' post='375811' date='Jan 9 2007, 07:31 PM

Thanks on behalf of those who don't have Microsoft Word but the link in

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?s=&sho...st&p=375754

higher up this thread contains even more info in a Word Document about the relative improvements in fuel consumption too.

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very funny. i didnt get the info from the stupid word file.