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Originally Posted by vinuneuro
We test drove a 3.0si last week, and the main major complaint was that the car was pretty anemic accelerating from 0mph; seemed ok once the vehicle was moving. The X5 we drove only had 90miles on the odo, so I'm wondering if it gets better post-breakin? Not sure how much it would improve. For reference, our E53 3.0 didn't feel this way despite being 35hp short.
The other thing we noticed was that there was a bit of general noise in the cabin. ie. wind, traffic noise compared to our E53 and a 535i we also drove.
Would appreciate any thoughts, esp those who've previously owned an E53 (3.0). tia.
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The 3.0 engine definitely has something to do with it...a 3L I-6 is has its hands full pulling a big SUV. That being said, as KWP1911 said, it's probably starting in 2nd. Put it in sport or manual starting in 1st gear and you'll see a difference. I even notice this on my 4.8...huge difference off the line between starting in 1st and 2nd.