Something I didn't know

"touring the brook - now with ZHP!" (touringthebrook) 10/25/2015 at 21:42 • Filed to: None

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I did not know that the first year of the F10 5-Series (2011) 528i had the N52 inline-6. In 2012 BMW replaced the N52 for the N20 inline-4. Interesting.

dogisbadob > touring the brook - now with ZHP! 10/25/2015 at 21:49

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I think that was also the last NA I6 sold here.

touring the brook - now with ZHP! > dogisbadob 10/25/2015 at 21:58

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It was the last NA I6, but not the last NA I6 equipped car. That award goes to the 128i, which was sold until 2013 or 2014 (I forgot).

dogisbadob > touring the brook - now with ZHP! 10/25/2015 at 22:04

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I totally forgot about the 1-series

touring the brook - now with ZHP! > dogisbadob 10/25/2015 at 22:10

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I did too, I only remembered after browsing Craigslist and a 128i came up.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > touring the brook - now with ZHP! 10/25/2015 at 22:51

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And it’s really too bad that they saddled it with the vaguest possible EPS; N52+ZF8 is such a likable combo in an F10. Even though the transmission was geared for the turbocharged engines and the restrictive single stage intake manifold was used, it was just about as quick as the N20 variant while being smoother and pulling harder at highway speeds.

touring the brook - now with ZHP! > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 10/26/2015 at 10:28

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But wasn’t the torque down compared to the N20? I prefer the N52 but around town the extra torque would be beneficial.