jet190rs

For Europe only?

http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/news....003/bmw/1.html

Markymark

Was looking at their U.K. site where it's already listed
306hp, 390 Nm

znod

Interesting.

540i SE Saloon--Technical specification (From BMW--G:

Wheelbase 2888
Vehicle length 4841
Vehicle width 1846
Vehicle height 1468
Track, front 1558
Track, rear 1582
Performance Weight
Drag (cw) 0.29 Unladen (EU) 1725
Top speed (mph) 155 Max permissible 2210
Acceleration 0-62 mph (sec) 6.2 (6.3) Permitted load 560
Acceleration 50-75 mph in 4th (sec) 6.3 (-) Permitted axle load, front/rear 1070/1235
Engine Wheels
Cylinders/valves 8/4 Tyre size front 225/50 R17
Capacity cml 4000 Tyre size rear 225/50 R17
Stroke/Bore (mm) 84.1/87.0
Max output (kW/hp/rpm) 225/306/6300 Wheel size front 7.5Jx17
Max torque (Nm/rpm) 390/3500 Wheel size rear 7.5Jx17
Fuel consumption (Imperial) Fuel consumption (Metric)
Urban (mpg) 17.4 (18.2) Urban (ltr/100km) 16.2 (15.5)
Extra-urban (mpg) 35.3 (37.7) Extra-urban (ltr/100km) 8.0 (7.5)
Combined (mpg) 25.7 (27.2) Combined (ltr/100km) 11.0 (10.4)
CO2 emissions (g/km) 264 (250)
Tank capacity (ltr) 70

I thought this car might provide a non-550i performance answer to the IS350, but apparently not--at least yet.

Merv the Derv

Like the e39 535i, the 540i isn't going to be worth the extra cost, both in terms of initial cost and running costs, as the performance is insignificantly better than the the 6 cylinder models (530i & 535d), according to the UK motoring press. :thumbsdown:

E60Speed

Like the e39 535i, the 540i isn't going to be worth the extra cost, both in terms of initial cost and running costs, as the performance is insignificantly better than the the 6 cylinder models (530i & 535d), according to the UK motoring press. :thumbsdown:
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530i 540i 545i 550i
0-62mph 6.5 6.2 5.8 5.5
50-75mph in 4th 6.6 6.3 5.8 5.2

The V8 is also always much nicer with a loaded car

ZinMe

I've always said the BMW should increase the size/power of the engine in the 530i. For the US market, it's inappropriate for a $50K automobile. For that money, a 3.5liter with 280 - 300HP seems more appropriate. Even my commuter car (Acura TL) has a more powerful 3.2L engine.

The idea of a 530i, 540i and 550i makes a lot of sense to me. I have a 545 and to me it seems like overkill on power, the 540 would have been my choice if I could pick any size I wanted.

my530i

In US, it's a big gap between 545/550i and 530i. Please offer 535 and 540 here.
545 is overkill, 550 will be waaayyyy overkill and as gas crisis is here, we'll pay lots of money for the gas.