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Old 08-31-2008, 04:25 PM
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SPOTTED: E70 N54 mule

I took a nice afternoon drive around the Greenville area today, and went out to Greer where the plant is and really had a nice drive, but as I expected for a sunday, saw nothing "special".

Until i went to Panera. There was a Silver E70 sitting there, and the only thing that really caught my eye were the stupid reflectors they glued on the mirrors. It also had rims I haven't seen before.
Naturally, my camera was out in my car, so I stepped outside, and tried to take a picture with my iPhone as discretely as possible. Hard, seeming as there were two people getting into it.
I heard it start, and the unmistakable growl of the N54, and caught one picture as he tore off.
I'll upload it in about 45 minutes when I have my cord back.


nothing too special. i wish i had the video camera

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what is the N54 ??

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Old 08-31-2008, 07:20 PM
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what is the N54 ??

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The new twin-turbo engine currently found in the 335i, 535i, and X6xDrive35i.
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Old 08-31-2008, 08:11 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_N54

The new N54 in F01 has 326 hp.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_N54

The new N54 in F01 has 326 hp.
So, it is a new generation of the N54? Do we know if it has different hardware, or different software, similar to the BMW performance map now available for the 300 hp version?

Or, are BMW simply coming clean on the real power of the N54? Many tests found around 330 hp on the 335 (300 hp at the rear wheels), so this could be just a truth in advertising campaign for the same engine.
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they are doing x5 with the twin turbos now !! so the v8 TT will be on the x5 also i'm selling my x5 tomorrow ! and getting an 5.0i x6 !!!
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Old 08-31-2008, 08:06 PM
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they are doing x5 with the twin turbos now !! so the v8 TT will be on the x5 also i'm selling my x5 tomorrow ! and getting an 5.0i x6 !!!
The N54 is the inline 6 twin-turbo. But yes, apparently both the 6 cylinder and the 8 cylinder will be twin turbo, just like the X6.
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they are doing x5 with the twin turbos now !!
Yes, it is currently in the X5 35d (3.0-liter, twin-turbo, inline 6-cylinder diesel engine).
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Yes, it is currently in the X5 35d (3.0-liter, twin-turbo, inline 6-cylinder diesel engine).
Yes, but we are discussing the N54 gasoline engine.
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I'd be interested to see where the N54 engine fits in real-world performance between the [US version] TT diesel and 4.8i. I would've easily paid the price between the 3.0si & 4.8i for the 326hp. I was complaining how $10k for the jump to the 4.8i wasn't ideal... half way to that would've been perfect for me.
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