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Originally Posted by bakersdozen' date='Sep 29 2005, 12:10 PM
1) Slight angle to the center stack with the dials/screen. Create a bit more of a cockpit feel like the last gen 5ers.
Word! ?
This is what made the E46 and E39 so great.? You felt like you were in a cockpit.?
2) Better spread on the engine power between the 525, 530, 550 and M5. Maybe something like 250hp, 300 hp, 390 hp, then 500hp.
Well, the M5 has got around 500 ponies, right??
3) Touchscreen capability instead of solely iDrive
Yup.?
Word! ?
This is what made the E46 and E39 so great.? You felt like you were in a cockpit.? 2) Better spread on the engine power between the 525, 530, 550 and M5. Maybe something like 250hp, 300 hp, 390 hp, then 500hp.
Well, the M5 has got around 500 ponies, right??
3) Touchscreen capability instead of solely iDrive
Yup.?
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Originally Posted by golfnut' date='Sep 29 2005, 02:08 AM
Seems that red calipers would make a very popular choice. I'm sure there must be a reason for that, but I really don't see the point. Why red calipers?
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Originally Posted by Hormazd' date='Sep 29 2005, 03:00 PM
[quote name='golfnut' date='Sep 29 2005, 02:08 AM']Seems that red calipers would make a very popular choice. I'm sure there must be a reason for that, but I really don't see the point. Why red calipers?
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[/quote]Very nice. Now you just need some cross-drilled rotors.
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Originally Posted by golfnut' date='Sep 29 2005, 02:08 AM
Seems that red calipers would make a very popular choice. I'm sure there must be a reason for that, but I really don't see the point. Why red calipers?
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Originally Posted by bakersdozen' date='Sep 29 2005, 02:10 PM
2) Better spread on the engine power between the 525, 530, 550 and M5. Maybe something like 250hp, 300 hp, 390 hp, then 500hp.
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again, this is a BMW NA issue...the E60 does have a pretty good line up of power...
From the 525i to the M5 we have 525i = 215hp, 530i=255, 540i=306, 550i=360, & M5=500
... the problem once again, thanks to BMW NA
is that we are missing the 540i which fills the gap nicely...our friends overseas are lucky yet again
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Originally Posted by m630' date='Sep 30 2005, 09:41 AM
[quote name='bakersdozen' date='Sep 29 2005, 02:10 PM']2) Better spread on the engine power between the 525, 530, 550 and M5. Maybe something like 250hp, 300 hp, 390 hp, then 500hp.
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again, this is a BMW NA issue...the E60 does have a pretty good line up of power...
From the 525i to the M5 we have 525i = 215hp, 530i=255, 540i=306, 550i=360, & M5=500
... the problem once again, thanks to BMW NA
is that we are missing the 540i which fills the gap nicely...our friends overseas are lucky yet again
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[/quote]We lucky? We don't have a 550 over here yet and don't even know when it will come. The one model that we get that you guys don't have is a 523i=170hp. But given the traffic condition here, 523 works great
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Originally Posted by donv' date='Sep 29 2005, 11:16 PM
[quote name='golfnut' date='Sep 29 2005, 02:08 AM']Seems that red calipers would make a very popular choice. I'm sure there must be a reason for that, but I really don't see the point. Why red calipers?
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[/quote]Well now that I've seen what they look like, they do add something. In the same way as adding bright red lipstick to the Mona Lisa would - gaudy, tasteless and totally pointless. Thank goodness they are not compulsory! IMHO
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