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"BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura)
10/12/2016 at 18:48 • Filed to: None

Even the 6-cylinder is supposed to have a sub-5 second 0-60 run. I know the B58 is a monster, but that also means that the car has been lightened pretty significantly as well.

DISCUSSION (30)

Audistein > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
10/12/2016 at 18:59

I mean, my 6 cylinder F15 X5 weighs almost 5,000 pounds and does the 0-60 run in just a little over 5 seconds, so having this do it in under 5 sec is a given.

Also the 340i already does the sprint a blistering 4.4 seconds. Ridiculous.

CB > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
10/12/2016 at 19:04

That just seems excessive.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Audistein
10/12/2016 at 19:07

Ive driven N55 And B58 cars back to back and they feel completely different, in favor of the B58. The N55 was a huge improvement over the N54 in terms of drivability and reliability, but neither really lived up to the spirit of the larger displacement 6-cylinders that they replaced. But the B58 goes, sounds, and feels like a BMW I6 Should.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > CB
10/12/2016 at 19:11

Well there’s been no word on if the 550 will continue on. So the 540I (B58) may be the top non-M model.

duurtlang > CB
10/12/2016 at 19:11

greed. But from what I’ve read the smallest 6 cilinder is the 540i. The 530i has a 4.

I bet even the 520d will be plenty fast for 95% of the lease crowd.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
10/12/2016 at 19:17

I’m still wrapping my head around it using double wishbones over macphearson struts up front. Maybe they’re getting their athleticism back finally.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
10/12/2016 at 19:22

I’d love a 5 that drives like a 2.

CB > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
10/12/2016 at 19:25

Front page has stuff on the 550i. Apparently it’s fast.

RallyWrench > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
10/12/2016 at 19:30

Either that, or with 8+ speeds in the gearbox they can give it stump pulling low ratios to make good numbers for the blogazines and fanbois without sacrificing fuel economy on top.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > CB
10/12/2016 at 19:42

That makes me tingle in all the right places. That also means that the M5 will be psychotically fast.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > RallyWrench
10/12/2016 at 19:45

Apparently Berger dynoed the stock B58 at 330whp.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > RallyWrench
10/12/2016 at 19:52

BMW’s version of the ZF 8-speed doesn’t have any granny gears to my knowledge. Its mostly just an overabundance of overdrive to make sure you have a perfect cruising ratio regardless of what speed you settle in at.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
10/12/2016 at 19:53

The B58 is stupid powerful. And still has crazy fuel economy.

RallyWrench > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
10/12/2016 at 19:58

Jesus.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > CB
10/12/2016 at 19:58

I hope they’ve found a way to fix the nose heavy feel in the V8 models though.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > RallyWrench
10/12/2016 at 20:06

Now if they can keep it from failing out of warranty....

RallyWrench > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
10/12/2016 at 20:11

Not going to happen. BMW’s lack of long-term quality is a different conversation, one I have with clients on an almost daily basis.

RallyWrench > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather
10/12/2016 at 20:13

Probably so, but as fast as they shift through the lower gears I doubt it would hurt them much to put some low ratios on the bottom. I haven’t looked at the specs at all, just speculating.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > CB
10/12/2016 at 20:59

Damn. I missed this because of Kinja Blocker... has Westbrook’s role been changing more towards the daily news cycle?

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > RallyWrench
10/12/2016 at 21:26

But muh electric water pumps.

404 - User No Longer Available > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
10/12/2016 at 21:53

From what I was told, the timing chains are now at the rear of the engine... so replacing them it’s an engine-out job.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > 404 - User No Longer Available
10/12/2016 at 22:00

Because that worked so well for Audi.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > RallyWrench
10/12/2016 at 22:03

Question. On the subject of BMW, Stanceworks has a new shirt available for the CSL Cowboys. As an Alabamian, seeing they were based out of Hueytown, AL, it piqued my interest. I can’t seem to find much on them, do you know anything about them or where to find info?

RallyWrench > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
10/12/2016 at 22:07

...are pieces of shit. As are the timing chain guides. And intake manifolds. And starters...

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > RallyWrench
10/12/2016 at 22:11

Want to hear a joke? A BMW v8 with good timing chain guides.

RallyWrench > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
10/12/2016 at 22:22

True story. I really like the M62, but literally every one of them destroys its guides. They’ll run forever if you do them though. The N62 though... Ugh, what a shitheap.

RallyWrench > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
10/12/2016 at 23:20

Haven’t heard of that name, what cars were they?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > RallyWrench
10/13/2016 at 06:59

They had a few of the 1975 season E9 CSLs.

RallyWrench > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
10/13/2016 at 10:28

Hmm, now I’m intrigued too.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > RallyWrench
10/13/2016 at 18:25

I know one of them was #21, and I believe they worked out of a garage named Allison’s Garage in Hueytown, Alabama. That’d pretty much all I could find.