New F10 5-Series set to be revealed tonight...

k3wt said:
the 535i has two turbos though. hence the smaller block and higher power output..... then again the 550i is also a twin turbo.... V8 :O Imagine that remapped :D:D:D cant beat Bimmers these days :D i love em, even this ol' mans saloon :D
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The 535i has just the one turbo. :)
 
i really like the rear light clusters, looks very smart. doesn't look half bad in SE form either, which is nice
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Just imagine what the M Sport will look like if this is what the SE looks like ;p
 
If the E60 LCi drops in price considerably because of the new 5 then I'd be perfectly happy with a nice E60 M Sport TBH.

Mid 2010 maybe?
 
mrk said:
If the E60 LCi drops in price considerably because of the new 5 then I'd be perfectly happy with a nice E60 M Sport TBH.

Mid 2010 maybe?
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that might be too early. it's launching in march 2010, so it could take quite a while for the E60 prices to come down.
although there will be a whole load of old stock to shift so you never know :p

either way, hold out for an LCI. i can't stress enough how crap the pre-LCI is
 
Lucero said:
Funny, press release has it has Twin power turbo, exactly the same as the V8 (is the V8 single turbo too?)

Page 69 of the press release.
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It says TwinPower turbo without explaining whether that is TwinScroll, TwinEntry or TwinTurbo. The same engine in the GT is the newer single turbo design.
 
Lucero said:
Funny, press release has it has Twin power turbo, exactly the same as the V8 (is the V8 single turbo too?)

Page 69 or the press release.
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Well calling it a "TwinPower" engine is confusing I'll give you that. It refers to the fact it has twin scroll technology I think (?) rather than twin turbos.
 
peterattheboro said:
It does seem peculiar that they have a 523 as a 3.0. I guess having such a large capacity engine detuned to this amount will increase reliability?
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Not so much reliability as ease of development and production.
peterattheboro said:
The opportunity for a bargain then if all the components are the same as a 528.
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The block and some other bits will be the same, but I suspect differences in the valvetrain etc. You could do it, but it'd probably be cheaper to pay £1.5k extra and just buy the 528 over a 523.
 
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Swear i just saw a german plated one pulling away from SJ Berwins office on the north bank by southwark bridge.

Could have been an F01 7-Series (looked too small) but i really dont think it was, definitely wasnt a 5GT...
 
mjt said:
would have been a 7
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It could have been, i dont think it was. Ive seen several F01 7's recently, and i really dont think this was one. How unlikely is it that there could be a few german plated F10's already around?
 
Jez said:
It could have been, i dont think it was. Ive seen several F01 7's recently, and i really dont think this was one. How unlikely is it that there could be a few german plated F10's already around?
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imo, very unlikely.

why would a law firm get to see it in the flesh before the motoring press?
 
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mjt said:
imo, very unlikely.

why would a law firm get to see it in the flesh before the motoring press?
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Berwins office has nothing to do with it....it was just stopped outside with a driver in it reading something, then drove off southbound over the bridge. Really wish i had taken a picture to confirm. I will have to assume that it was an F01 even though i am sure it wasnt :(
 
i'd still be very sceptical of it being the F10 :p

if it wasn't a 7, then it was a GT, although if you saw it from behind or in profile you'd have seen the massive tailgate
 
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