Want to get a new E60 520 2.2 litre? Better quickly nike...

[ED520]

where did u get this info?

so will 525 still be a 2.5litre? thats pretty fast, only abt a yr since the car was launched n they r changing engines. i thought they only do that usually in the 3rd or 4th yr... :ehhh:

 

[BorisRS]

My salesperson at PML called up n mentioned it in passing. Must say that he is not 100% clear on the details of the new engine line up but from what I understand, it will be:

2.5 litre valvetronic, detuned : 520 (not 100% sure if valvetronic or not)
2.5 litre valvetronic, high tune : 525 (same as the E90 325)
3.0 litre valvetronic, high tune: 530 (same as E90 330 and new 630)

 

[KT]

Quite interesting.

The 2.5l engine as is, is producing 193bhp (if my memory serves me well). To think that they actually detune it to 170bhp, what benefits would they have? May be they have too many 2.5l engine block left in the warehouse :laughlik:

Valvetronic is said to add 12-14% more power, so, the new 2.5l will give about 216bhp, not bad man

 

[ED520]

very interesting! wonder whether there will be any change in prices n eqpt specs?

 

[piggyboyz]

Les,

We were talking over lunch and apparently for the E90 3er, the 320i will be the current N42 Valvetronic engine and the I6 will starts from 2.5 above....

We were expecting that the 5er will be the same but it will be kind of funny to get a 520i with a detuned 2.5L right ????

Then wat good does it do to the road tax ??

Pay 2.5L but got less than a 525, paying the same road tax, but more hp ?

Sad thing is that those hoping for the creamy I6 will have to start from 2.5L from Mar'05 with the demise of the I6 2.2L engine but for those holding on tho the 2.2L E46, value is likely to hold man !!! That will be the last batch of the sub 2.5L I6

 

[hamann]

Bro,so when will the E90 for booking at PML??

My salesperson at PML called up n mentioned it in passing. Must say that he is not 100% clear on the details of the new engine line up but from what I understand, it will be:

2.5 litre valvetronic, detuned : 520 (not 100% sure if valvetronic or not)
2.5 litre valvetronic, high tune : 525 (same as the E90 325)
3.0 litre valvetronic, high tune: 530 (same as E90 330 and new 630)

 

[yky]

Remember the 523i ( 2.5L, 170bhp, 245 Nm ) as compared to the 525i ( 2.5L, 192 bhp, 245 Nm )?
I think the idea of putting in the 2.5L engine is to beef up the torque rather then the outright bhp.

 

[BorisRS]

Think that the point is BMW wants to keep the baseline 5 an in-line 6 and that the only way of 'improving' on the base 520 is to have larger capacity and make the engine more torquey.

Thus like yky pointed out above, we had the 523 in the past which was a 2.5 detuned. This time, you have it badged 520. Just not sure whether the 520 engine will be a valvetronic but it seems foolish not to have the latest tech in their baseline petrol engine 5.

Alan,

Your point about the 320 is a good one. In future, you will have to cough up a pretty penny to gain entry into the inline6 club with a 3 series.

But I think our prior mental barriers with 2/3 and 4 litres regarding road tax has changed. With the exception of cars above 4 litres, the jumps in roadtax for the big figure change from 1-2 and 2-3 litres has gone and people's mindsets have changed. Just look at the number of 330s on our roads. In the past, the E36 325/328 was much more rare.

If I were in the market for an E60 next year, I would definately get the 520 assuming of course PML prices the car competitively vs the 525 like it currently does.

 

[Ghostrider]

I tot the bimmer blocks are like this ?

520i - 2.2L 170bhp ??Nm
523i - 2.5L 192bhp 245Nm

 

[Welbo]

Think that the point is BMW wants to keep the baseline 5 an in-line 6 and that the only way of 'improving' on the base 520 is to have larger capacity and make the engine more torquey.

Thus like yky pointed out above, we had the 523 in the past which was a 2.5 detuned. This time, you have it badged 520. Just not sure whether the 520 engine will be a valvetronic but it seems foolish not to have the latest tech in their baseline petrol engine 5.

Alan,

Your point about the 320 is a good one. In future, you will have to cough up a pretty penny to gain entry into the inline6 club with a 3 series.

But I think our prior mental barriers with 2/3 and 4 litres regarding road tax has changed. With the exception of cars above 4 litres, the jumps in roadtax for the big figure change from 1-2 and 2-3 litres has gone and people's mindsets have changed. Just look at the number of 330s on our roads. In the past, the E36 325/328 was much more rare.

If I were in the market for an E60 next year, I would definately get the 520 assuming of course PML prices the car competitively vs the 525 like it currently does.

The new 320 will have the current valvetronic engine found on the 318I, that is what I was told but this could be wrong. The current fame in-line 6 will retire from BMW which is a waste.........the new line up will be all valvetronic. There is rumour that BMW is going into turbo charging for the next generation engine. New MINI likely to be launch in 2007 will be the first to test it out with a 1.8l Turbocharged MINI Cooper S.


Cheers!

 

[Snail_Mobile]

'so when will the E90 for booking at PML'

According to the sales person in PML mention, the 1st badge of E90 wld come wif the same I6 as the current 1s instead of the new valvetronics engine. The valvetronics I6 fro E90 wld only comes in on the 2nd yr of launch.

'520i - 2.2L 170bhp ??Nm
523i - 2.5L 192bhp 245Nm'

523i - suppose to be 2.5l 170bhp, 245Nm
only the 525i f/l = 2.5l 192bhp, 245Nm