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Heres the full press release on the new engines and xdrive:
BMW 5 Series with new Six-Cylinders and Optional xDrive
Text & photos courtesy BMW AG
http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/news....002/bmw/1.html
BMW 5 Series with new Six-Cylinders and Optional xDrive
Text & photos courtesy BMW AG
http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/news....002/bmw/1.html
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So having xDrive means you can't have Active Steering and Active Roll Stabilization?
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I think my dealer said something in the Neighborhood of a $2,000 price increase for those with xDrive. Plus I think there willl also be a increase in the base price of $500 because of the new engines but I could be mistaken. I think the $500 increase takes place on all 5 series bought after January 1, 2005.
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Originally Posted by Bedford530i' date='Dec 21 2004, 12:22 PM
So having xDrive means you can't have Active Steering and Active Roll Stabilization?
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apparently so ....."xDrive cannot be combined with either Active Steering or Active Roll Stabilization"
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Valvetronic is already in the 545I - i'm not sure if they'll make a new engine with the aluminum and magnesium technology since it is only for 6 cyliners at this point.
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that's good to know. so the 545 has great hp and average fuel is pretty good. i thought about waiting for when they change the bumper style and upgrading to the 545. i like the bumpers of the new m5.
Originally Posted by Maximum25' date='Dec 21 2004, 12:46 PM
Valvetronic is already in the 545I - i'm not sure if they'll make a new engine with the aluminum and magnesium technology since it is only for 6 cyliners at this point.
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