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BMW 545i: 0-100 km/h in 5.8 seconds

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Old 07-28-2003, 12:40 PM
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BMW 545i: 0-100 km/h in 5.8 seconds

Wow, that is pretty quick! 100 km/h is 62 mph.

Will the Mercedes-Benz E500 with 7G-TRONIC transmission be able to match this?
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By the way, I got this off the international BMW website.
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Hmmm....havin a friend who drives a 540i I can say that car is DAYAM FAST. I think he can run to 60 by 6.1 or so. Honestly I was expecting a little faster it being 325 hp. Correct me if I'm wrong. Or was it 310hp? Well anyways my friends 540 right now is a torque monster, yet I have confidence in my E500 brothers. I tink they will be able to beat em. And if not he won't be too far behind and don't forget will be lookin a whole better!~! my 2 cents
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Depending on which test result you use, the E500 goes 0-60 in 5.7 to 5.8 seconds with a 302 hp engine

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Yeah the 540 was pretty quick so it's no surprise that the 545 is, too :0)
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I am sorry, but I really cant see the point why you are posting this thread. A BMW 545 runs 5.8..... so what???? Post it on the Bimmers forum and let the BMW owners be proud of it. Secondly, no one has even seen the 7G transmission yet, in fact, it hasnt really been officially launched. You are asking a question where NO ONE in the world can answer you. How do we know whether the 7G is faster than the 545 or not because 7G transmission doesnt exist as of this moment. And who cares whether a E is faster than a 545???
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Originally posted by Harris
I am sorry, but I really cant see the point why you are posting this thread. A BMW 545 runs 5.8..... so what???? Post it on the Bimmers forum and let the BMW owners be proud of it. Secondly, no one has even seen the 7G transmission yet, in fact, it hasnt really been officially launched. You are asking a question where NO ONE in the world can answer you. How do we know whether the 7G is faster than the 545 or not because 7G transmission doesnt exist as of this moment. And who cares whether a E is faster than a 545???
i kind of agree with you, but hes just posting the time of another car, nothing wrong with that.

kain, a E500 with the 5 spd tranny is faster than that already, but i thought that the 545 would be 5.6-5.9 over 6 is kind of slow for 325 HP. doesnt the 745 do something like 6.1?
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Originally posted by rayscar
Depending on which test result you ise, the E500 goes 0-60 in 5.7 to 5.8 seconds with a 302 hp engine
The 545i does 0-62 mph in 5.8 seconds.

So, that means it probably does 0-60 mph in 5.5 seconds?
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Originally posted by bmms8
i kind of agree with you, but hes just posting the time of another car, nothing wrong with that. ....
Well, its nothing wrong to post the time of a car, but what is the difference to post a BMW 545 in 5.8 secs than a Toyota Echo in 14 secs??? Both are irrelavent figures. MB and BMW are great cars.....dont you feel a bit bored that people keep comparing them?
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Originally posted by Harris
Well, its nothing wrong to post the time of a car, but what is the difference to post a BMW 545 in 5.8 secs than a Toyota Echo in 14 secs??? Both are irrelavent figures. MB and BMW are great cars.....dont you feel a bit bored that people keep comparing them?
Geez. WTF is with the attitude??

I just posted the time of the 545i and wanted to know if the E500 can match it. Got a problem with that??
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Originally posted by Kain
The 545i does 0-62 mph in 5.8 seconds.

So, that means it probably does 0-60 mph in 5.5 seconds?
Not necessarily, it really depends on where they placed the shift point for each gear, some cars have to shift by 96 km/h (60mph) that skews their 0-100 time. Probably we're looking at 5.7 for a 0-60mph time.
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hehe

another one of these threads, kain, i would say 5.7 maybe, just because it shouldnt take that long at all, unless the engine shifts there, but i doubt that.

harris, i believe it is very relavent because most people compare the BMW and MB models, and a lot of people buy thier cars because one might be faster than the other...there was nothing wrong with kains post at all
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Eyah I agree cause this is a forum fer questions and what not..what is wrong wit askin questions??? I'm sure he asked fer other peoples opinions which all of us asked for. I knoe I do all the time...

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