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why the 530i in lieu of the 330I?

Old Jul 5, 2005 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by wowe' date='Jul 4 2005, 04:31 PM
The e90 is not much quicker because it has 3,15:1 on the transm and have a whigt of 1540 i Aut version. The spec for the new 530i is 3.23:1 and 1570 kg
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Right, I've posted this loads of times here. The 330i Sport manual is only 24 pounds lighter than my 06 530i sport manual. The individual gears are identical, but the final drive ratio on the 530i gives it the advantage.


The 5 Sport has the advantage of Dynamic Drive, which IMO is one of the best driving options you can add to the order sheet. The 3 doesn't offer this option. Other than that, once the fall production is started, the 5 Series should be pretty similar in terms of features like the pushbutton start and DTC+.
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