Top Gear - 535d v 545i
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Originally Posted by skaffa' date='Jul 31 2005, 10:49 PM
[quote name='EBMCS03' date='Aug 1 2005, 08:44 AM'][quote name='skaffa' date='Jul 31 2005, 10:37 PM']Have to agree this! <_<. You really can not say that it (top gear) gives much more than brain less entertainment.
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Well ya... I mean come on! Remember Jeremy's umm blinker comment and Nav comment... PLEASE!!!!!!! they lost their credibility with that one...
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[/quote]... did they have one??....
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[/quote]Have one what? ya... last week... M5 review... Horrible review... even tho in the end they said it was good... they say more bad things about it than ever... and they wernt the car's problem... it was the big bafoon behind it!
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My Ride: 535 D - to be delivered end Feb 2005 - color E08 - comfort seats - executive leather balck - 122 wheels - dynamic drive - active steering - pack luxe - tecnology pack - moon roof - 6CD player - hifi system - spare wheel - BT phone
Here in France we do not have BBC2. Do you know when it will pass on BBC world?
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My Ride: 2006 535d MSport ; Retired at 110,000 miles
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When you see how close Top Gear placed the 535d is to the 545, it explains why BMW choose to keep the 3.0 d twin turbo down to 272BHP/ 560 NM; if they'd offered it at the level its more than capable of - even BMW admit the bottom end of the engine is strong enough for more power and torque - then it undermines the price position of the models above it.
With the arrival of the 550i, and the upgrade of the 530d to 231BHP/500Nm, what's the betting on a 'redesign' of the 535d lump next year to release more power.....
With the arrival of the 550i, and the upgrade of the 530d to 231BHP/500Nm, what's the betting on a 'redesign' of the 535d lump next year to release more power.....
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one thing that i thought made the race unclear was that it was a saoking wet track. therefor how much power was lost with that in mind. would do 545 pull away more if it could get all it's horses down out/round the bends?
i wonder how different it might have looked.
i wonder how different it might have looked.
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My Ride: 2005 MY 545i Sport Saloon. 2006 MY Alpina B3S Convertible. 2006 MY Brabus Smart 42 Cabrio. 2006 MY AM DB9 Coupe.
A reasonable test would be to compare a standard 535d and a standard 545i from 0 to 155 MPH and see which one is the fastest. Better still, the 0 to 100 to 0 MPH test....
There is no point people saying how "great" a 535d remapped would be over a 545i because the comparison is not fair - unless the 545 was ALSO remapped.
BTW, what is this Santa Pod? Is it a straight piece of tarmac or what? If someone wants to compare a standard 535d with my 545, then I could probably do the test anytime in the last week of August
There is no point people saying how "great" a 535d remapped would be over a 545i because the comparison is not fair - unless the 545 was ALSO remapped.
BTW, what is this Santa Pod? Is it a straight piece of tarmac or what? If someone wants to compare a standard 535d with my 545, then I could probably do the test anytime in the last week of August
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Originally Posted by Hobi' date='Aug 1 2005, 10:33 AM
A reasonable test would be to compare a standard 535d and a standard 545i from 0 to 155 MPH and see which one is the fastest.? Better still, the 0 to 100 to 0 MPH test....
There is no point people saying how "great" a 535d remapped would be over a 545i because the comparison is not fair - unless the 545 was ALSO remapped.
BTW, what is this Santa Pod?? Is it a straight piece of tarmac or what?? If someone wants to compare a standard 535d with my 545, then I could probably do the test anytime in the last week of August
There is no point people saying how "great" a 535d remapped would be over a 545i because the comparison is not fair - unless the 545 was ALSO remapped.
BTW, what is this Santa Pod?? Is it a straight piece of tarmac or what?? If someone wants to compare a standard 535d with my 545, then I could probably do the test anytime in the last week of August
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Originally Posted by Hobi' date='Aug 1 2005, 09:33 AM
There is no point people saying how "great" a 535d remapped would be over a 545i because the comparison is not fair - unless the 545 was ALSO remapped.
BTW, what is this Santa Pod?? Is it a straight piece of tarmac or what?? If someone wants to compare a standard 535d with my 545, then I could probably do the test anytime in the last week of August
BTW, what is this Santa Pod?? Is it a straight piece of tarmac or what?? If someone wants to compare a standard 535d with my 545, then I could probably do the test anytime in the last week of August
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Santa Pod RWYB runs most weekends unless there is a special event. Tim, if you know a weekend you can make, let me know, and I'll let you know if I can make it too and we'll post it up in events :-)
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Originally Posted by JayEll' date='Aug 1 2005, 08:21 AM
one thing that i thought made the race unclear was that it was a saoking wet track. therefor how much power was lost with that in mind. would do 545 pull away more if it could get all it's horses down out/round the bends?
i wonder how different it might have looked.
i wonder how different it might have looked.
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I am off to Brands Hatch Indy circuit with mine in a few weeks.
Looking forward to that!
I am with CliveD - shurely the torque being greater on the 535d would mean more wheel spin.
Like I said earlier - two great cars (and the only Red 535d's I have seen have bene on magazine/TV tests)
Looking forward to that!
I am with CliveD - shurely the torque being greater on the 535d would mean more wheel spin.
Like I said earlier - two great cars (and the only Red 535d's I have seen have bene on magazine/TV tests)