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Originally Posted by colejl' post='265915' date='Apr 7 2006, 10:52 AM
That'll be our better quality petrol... 
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Originally Posted by ImolaRedM' post='266229' date='Apr 7 2006, 10:18 PM
Or different measure of HP. PS vs. SAE.
04-07-2006, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by JayJay' post='265834' date='Apr 7 2006, 10:41 AM
I drive a 2004 model 525i M Sport.
Car is in for a service and the loaner is a 523i SE.
I always thought to myself 'glad i chose the 525 because its not as much of a guzzler as the 530 but faster than the base model \o/'
However after driving it it feels far far faster than i thought it would. Infact id say it wasnt much slower (if at all) than my car. Possibly even a little quicker in spots.
Does anyone know what hp engine would be in my 2004 525. I looked up the BM site and this years 523i has 177bhp which cant be as much.
Car is in for a service and the loaner is a 523i SE.
I always thought to myself 'glad i chose the 525 because its not as much of a guzzler as the 530 but faster than the base model \o/'
However after driving it it feels far far faster than i thought it would. Infact id say it wasnt much slower (if at all) than my car. Possibly even a little quicker in spots.
Does anyone know what hp engine would be in my 2004 525. I looked up the BM site and this years 523i has 177bhp which cant be as much.
523i 174hp
525i 218hp
simple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by norham' post='266272' date='Apr 7 2006, 11:25 PM
523i 174hp
525i 218hp
simple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
525i 218hp
simple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It would be that simple if he had a 2005 525i, but he has a 2004 525i, which has 189 hp and 181 ft-lbs of torque. The loaner they gave him was probably a 2005 523i, which has 174 hp and 170 ft-lbs of torque.
The 2005 525i has 215 hp and 184 ft-lbs of torque.
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Originally Posted by Heiss5' post='266283' date='Apr 8 2006, 08:20 AM
It would be that simple if he had a 2005 525i, but he has a 2004 525i, which has 189 hp and 181 ft-lbs of torque. The loaner they gave him was probably a 2005 523i, which has 174 hp and 170 ft-lbs of torque.
The 2005 525i has 215 hp and 184 ft-lbs of torque.
The 2005 525i has 215 hp and 184 ft-lbs of torque.
Like me you made an assumption
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Originally Posted by IrishEyes' post='265875' date='Apr 7 2006, 03:20 PM
I had a 520i with 170bhp (M54 engine) and changed to a 523i (with the new N52 engine) producing 174bhp.
I've also driven a 525i with the 192bhp (m54) engine and the 523i felt smoother, quieter, reved more freely and felt as fast as the 525i. It made the 520i/525i M54 feel old tech. Although I only had the 520i for 10 months, the 523i test drive was enough to make me change.
Like yourself, I can't understand how the fairly small additional increase of 4bhp and 10nm made such a vast difference. Maybe BMW were holding back.
I've also driven a 525i with the 192bhp (m54) engine and the 523i felt smoother, quieter, reved more freely and felt as fast as the 525i. It made the 520i/525i M54 feel old tech. Although I only had the 520i for 10 months, the 523i test drive was enough to make me change.
Like yourself, I can't understand how the fairly small additional increase of 4bhp and 10nm made such a vast difference. Maybe BMW were holding back.
I tried 0-160 km/h in both cars. My car got 26.1, while the 523i got 25.2. the in-gear acceleration is even the same on 4th gear, 9.4 s for 80-120 km/h for both cars (this is a BMW figure). IMHO the difference between the 523i and the 520i is basically in the 0-50 km/h range because of the earlier delivery of torque in the 523i.
I would not pay any amount of money to upgrade from the 520i to the 523i, may be I would pay to upgrade to the 525i.
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