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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    And yet you drive them at 65mph in four lane wide straight motorways.

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    Pfff. You won't hear me arguing against Americafail, maybe North Americafail though I'd have issue with. You have once again overlooked my small country.

    In Canada the going rate on highways is typically between 110 km/h and 120 km/h.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitdy View Post
    Pfff. You won't hear me arguing against Americafail, maybe North Americafail though I'd have issue with. You have once again overlooked my small country.

    In Canada the going rate on highways is typically between 110 km/h and 120 km/h.
    Europe isn't a country either.

    And to maintain 110-120km/h you don't need mega power. With the 320i/d you'd be just as satisfied.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    Europe isn't a country either.

    And to maintain 110-120km/h you don't need mega power. With the 320i/d you'd be just as satisfied.
    Bullshit because I don't care too much about high speed cruising due to it being illegal here - in fact if you're over 150, highly illegal (however, the Street Racing Law as it's known as is being challenged as unconstitutional, and anyways, how is going over 150 street racing?), what I do care about is accelerating fast and having good driving dynamics. For that, I'd want an engine with more grunt.

    Europe isn't a country and neither is Catalonia. Zing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitdy View Post
    Bullshit because I don't care too much about high speed cruising due to it being illegal here - in fact if you're over 150, highly illegal (however, the Street Racing Law as it's known as is being challenged as unconstitutional, and anyways, how is going over 150 street racing?), what I do care about is accelerating fast and having good driving dynamics. For that, I'd want an engine with more grunt.

    Europe isn't a country and neither is Catalonia. Zing.
    Therefore no high speed, no need for big power. The only place other than that were you might need power is on single lane roads. But I don't know if Canada/US has many of those.
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    110-120kph is slow...lol 130-140 is usually how fast I drive on Ontario 400 series hwy....and as with most traffic flow.


    Just because some tuner enlarged it to beyond 3.8 doesn't mean its wise to do though. Porsche have to warranty the car for its life and they probably bench test the motor to hundreds of thousands of miles, something I highly doubt any tuner will do.

    I think up to some point the packaging of an engine becomes an issue. 911 has its normal problem of being packaged at the wrong place and it is cramp to start with. To get bigger they might eventually need to retool the block to be bigger. Same issue with BMW's I-6, being a packaging inefficient layout and the fact that they cram this in to something as small as a 1 series. And the size of the 3 liter I-6 is already pretty massive with VANOS head and whatnot that I think it'd become a problem for a bigger block.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RacingManiac View Post
    110-120kph is slow...lol 130-140 is usually how fast I drive on Ontario 400 series hwy....and as with most traffic flow.
    Do you really think traffic flows that fast? Even at late at night when the roads are empty still I find people at max going 130 km/h in the non-fast lane and sometimes higher but usually lower than 150 km/h in the fast lane.

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    Depends on where you drive now I guess....I've been doing most of my driving now between Sarnia and Mississauga(since I live in Rochester Hills, Michigan now, I work in US). Most of the time on 402 and 401 I can be going at 130-135 in the left lane and people are tailgating me to get pass.....

    In GTA its a lot slower, but there are really no low-traffic hours any more in GTA....the volume is just ridiculous now...
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    Quote Originally Posted by RacingManiac View Post
    Depends on where you drive now I guess....I've been doing most of my driving now between Sarnia and Mississauga(since I live in Rochester Hills, Michigan now, I work in US). Most of the time on 402 and 401 I can be going at 130-135 in the left lane and people are tailgating me to get pass.....

    In GTA its a lot slower, but there are really no low-traffic hours any more in GTA....the volume is just ridiculous now...
    Yeah well once you got to about Milton west of Toronto, you can go faster.

    I drive frequently at 10 o'clock or so at night and it's somewhat light - I also drive somewhat frequently at 1-3 AM and it's not really heavy at that time.

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    From the camouflaged car and the supposed leak it just looks like a smaller 7 series. Also how big is the car supposed to be? The E60 just "looks" much larger than the E39 event though it really isn't. I'm getting kind of tired of the cars getting exorbitantly larger each generation.

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    Front done in Photoshop, not that's correct with the camouflaged car

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    Some more shots.
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    If this is following in the shadow of the 7-series design, then I think this 5 series will be pretty slick. The 7er looks great in person, at least imo.
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    The New BMW 5 Series Sedan: Perfect Symbiosis of Aesthetic Design and Dynamic Performance.

    23.11.2009 Press Kit

    Munich. The world debut of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan once again marks the epitome of aesthetic design and supreme driving pleasure in the upper midrange segment. Through its sporting and elegant looks, driving dynamics typical of the brand, outstanding efficiency as well as innovative comfort and safety features, the sixth generation of BMW’s executive express convincingly reflects the supreme standard of the world’s most successful manufacturer of premium cars throughout the entire process of development.

    Design: charismatic, elegant, sporting.

    With the longest wheelbase in the segment, a long and sleek engine compartment lid, short overhangs front and rear and a coupé-like, graceful roofline, the new BMW 5 Series Sedan stands out clearly from the competition.

    Overall, the aesthetic looks of the car are clearly determined by perfectly balanced proportions. Design features typical of the brand are to be found both at the front with its BMW kidney grille inclined slightly forward and on the strikingly chiselled engine compartment lid, in the stylish and elegant side view of the car, and on the muscular rear end.

    Within the interior modern function and a superior ambience come together in perfect harmony, unmistakable style and clear orientation to the driver in the cockpit guaranteeing a truly unique driving and travelling experience.

    Driving experience: supreme dynamics and outstanding comfort.

    The most advanced drivetrain and suspension technologies ensure supreme sportiness and an even higher standard of motoring comfort all in one.
    At the same time optional Dynamic Driving Control enables the driver to set the suspension individually to his personal requirements. The new BMW 5 Series Sedan is available with Adaptive Drive encompassing Dynamic Damper Control and Dynamic Drive stability control, as well as BMW’s Integral Active Steering.

    The new BMW 5 Series Sedan is making its debut with one eight-cylinder and three six-cylinder petrol engines as well as two six-cylinder diesels.

    The range is rounded off by a four-cylinder turbodiesel with an aluminium crankcase and common-rail direct injection. Maximum output in this case of 135 kW/184 hp makes the BMW 520d fitted as standard with Auto Start Stop the new efficiency benchmark in its segment. Average fuel consumption in the EU5 test cycle is just 5.0 litres/100 kilometres (equal to 56.5 mpg imp), the CO2 emission rating is 132 g/km (provisional figures).

    The top-of-the-range BMW 550i comes with an eight-cylinder boasting BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology and High Precision Injection for maximum output of 300 kW/407 hp.

    The straight-six with BMW TwinPower Turbo, High Precision Injection
    and VALVETRONIC in the BMW 535i delivers maximum output of 225 kW/306 hp, while the two straight-six power units featuring High Precision Injection and lean-burn operation develop 190 kW/258 hp in the BMW 528i and, respectively, 150 kW/204 hp in the BMW 523i.

    Straight-six diesels with the most advanced technology give the BMW 530d maximum output of 180 kW/245 hp and the BMW 525d an equally impressive 150 kW/204 hp. Fitted with optional BMW BluePerformance technology, the BMW 530d fulfils the EU6 emission standard. And it almost goes without saying that all versions of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan comply in full with the EU5 standard in Europe.

    BMW EfficientDynamics: BMW 5 Series increasing the lead.

    All versions of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan are available as an option with BMW’s new eight-speed automatic transmission. The BMW 550i comes as standard with BMW’s automatic transmission optimised for efficiency, just
    like EPS Electric Power Steering featured on all models.
    BMW EfficientDynamics technologies are naturally featured as standard in appropriate combinations on each model, with features such as Brake Energy Regeneration, a gearshift point indicator, active air flap control, and on-demand operation of ancillary units including a detachable a/c compressor. Intelligent lightweight construction, finally, is ensured by features such as the doors, engine compartment lid, front side panels and suspension components made of aluminium.

    Innovative driver assistance systems with BMW ConnectedDrive.

    The driver assistance systems offered for the first time in the context of BMW ConnectedDrive include a Parking Assistant, Surround View, collision warning with application of the brakes in conjunction with Active Cruise Control plus Stop & Go, and a new Speed Limit Device. Further features also available are Lane Change Warning, Lane Departure Warning, Speed Limit Info, a Head-Up Display, BMW Night Vision with detection of individual persons, and a back-up camera.

    Joint development and production together with the BMW 7 Series.

    The world debut of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan opens up the latest chapter in a truly impressive story of success. In the course of five model generations, overall sales of the BMW 5 Series already amount to more than 5.5 million units. Now the new model is based on a newly developed vehicle architecture also featured in the BMW 7 Series luxury sedans.
    Joint production of the BMW 5 Series Sedan and the BMW 7 Series at BMW Plant Dingolfing, together with the extensive use of shared components, ensures highly efficient production with a supreme standard of quality following the most demanding benchmarks in the market.
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