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Originally Posted by ProfessorX5
I came across some guy who said he'd driven the 3.0 and thought it was underpowered. Made me smile, as I'm sure he never drove one, but just made an assumption from knowing that it's got a 3 liter engine.
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He might;ve made the assumption from an early E70 with the 3.0. THAT thing is a dog. I drove and loved my E53 3.0 for ~100k miles and 7 years. Every day I thought, "Man, this thing is great for what it is." The best handling- and one of the quickest 6cyl in it's class. The only thing I ever wanted from it was some more 'oomph'.
But those who have said it are right. The 4.8- especially at highway speeds and acceleration is an animal. With the is trim, the X pipe sound, and that blue color, people definitely know it is a different class of grocery getter. I always liked the stealthy capability around town of my 3.0. Surprised more than my share of other 'Utes. They either won't mess with the 4.8 or I don't notice that they did.