535d M-Sport (Remapped) or 545i M-Sport (poss remapped)
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I'm at a crossroads right now. I want an E60 5 Series with the M-Sport package, and I want it to be as quick and nimble as possible. I've seen plenty of 535d's on eBay that are already re-mapped with ridiculous torque figures, but I'm wondering how they fair compared to a stock 545i?
Truth be told I may remap the 545i at a later date if I got one, but the before/after figures are nowhere near as impressive as the 535d.
Oh, I should also mention that I don't give a crap about MPG. It's all about performance/handling/reliability.
Truth be told I may remap the 545i at a later date if I got one, but the before/after figures are nowhere near as impressive as the 535d.
Oh, I should also mention that I don't give a crap about MPG. It's all about performance/handling/reliability.
Edited by jimxms on Monday 14th November 14:28
turboman786 said:
See youtube....theres an old topgear where a 535d goes against a 545i.....
545i wins by a small margin......but the 535d was standard.......
Cheers I'll look it up. I suppose the only other thing to consider is what the 535d sounds like. I had a drive of a 545i with M Sport exhaust at the weekend and it made me happy in the pants when going wot. Obviously the diesel isn't going to sound anywhere near the same. But does it sound like a boring diesel, or have BMW beefed it up?545i wins by a small margin......but the 535d was standard.......
jimxms said:
Cheers I'll look it up. I suppose the only other thing to consider is what the 535d sounds like. I had a drive of a 545i with M Sport exhaust at the weekend and it made me happy in the pants when going wot. Obviously the diesel isn't going to sound anywhere near the same. But does it sound like a boring diesel, or have BMW beefed it up?
I had a 57 plate 535d M sport, and it did sound quite dieselly.....although at cruising speeds it is very quiet....All internet jesting aside, the 535d when remapped is a very quick car indeed....get an PCI one with the sports transmission option which tightens up the suspecion and steering, and it is a truely rapid back road burner...I really liked mine, and kind of regret selling it now...
turboman786 said:
I had a 57 plate 535d M sport, and it did sound quite dieselly.....although at cruising speeds it is very quiet....
All internet jesting aside, the 535d when remapped is a very quick car indeed....get an PCI one with the sports transmission option which tightens up the suspecion and steering, and it is a truely rapid back road burner...I really liked mine, and kind of regret selling it now...
Thx for the info mate. I think I really need to go test drive one then. I like the _idea_ of having one, but this will be my first diesel so I guess I need to see how much the lack of a v8 noise bothers me.All internet jesting aside, the 535d when remapped is a very quick car indeed....get an PCI one with the sports transmission option which tightens up the suspecion and steering, and it is a truely rapid back road burner...I really liked mine, and kind of regret selling it now...
jimxms said:
Thx for the info mate. I think I really need to go test drive one then. I like the _idea_ of having one, but this will be my first diesel so I guess I need to see how much the lack of a v8 noise bothers me.
You will NEVER get anything like the V8 noise with the 535d, but you don't get a huge amount of the diesel clatter. It has a smooth inline 6 sound when you put your foot down.christer said:
I had and would go for a 550 - unless you are doing megamiles.
550's seem like rocking horse poo and when they do turn up they command a premium. The 545's can be had quite cheap, and the occasional 535d can be seen under 9k (with big miles).Wish I could hear some clips of a 535d revving. I like the idea of being able to tune it past the bhp of the 545i and with masses more torque.
My mates father has an early E60 545i with some rather tasty options, and it's a truly fabulous car, but i don't find the noise THAT much better than the 535d as the E60 cabin isso well insulated you struggle to hear much of the engine noise at all so for that reason alone I'm out, 535d for me
That very same 545i in a rolling start on a private road (genuinely) from 50mph to a certain point some 1.5 miles from the 50mph start point was a good 15mph slower than my first 335d before it was remapped.
IIRC the 335d got to 155 indicated and the 545i made it to 140
That very same 545i in a rolling start on a private road (genuinely) from 50mph to a certain point some 1.5 miles from the 50mph start point was a good 15mph slower than my first 335d before it was remapped.
IIRC the 335d got to 155 indicated and the 545i made it to 140
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