2011 528i 3 litre engine

[Alex_bm]

Any ideas on this one?
As per BMW spec'ed at 240hp/230 torque, 0-60 in 6.6 seconds.
30 additional pounds of torque would make a huge difference for 128.

[Lucky1]

Originally Posted by Alex_bm

Any ideas on this one?
As per BMW spec'ed at 240hp/230 torque, 0-60 in 6.6 seconds.
30 additional pounds of torque would make a huge difference for 128.

Forget the 528i engine, how about the N53B30 that is in the European 330i? 272HP and 236 ft/lbs of torque.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_N53

"200 kW (272 bhp) @ 700 rad/s (6700 RPM)"
"320 Nm (236 ft·lbf) @ 290-315 rad/s (2750-3000 RPM)"

Lovers of the BMW naturally aspirated straight six in North America get screwed while Europe gets to enjoy this beautiful engine. According to BMW's own UK site below the 330i M-sport does 0-62mph in 6seconds flat. That's over 7/10ths of a second faster than the North American 328i. Imagine how fast and beautiful it'd make a 128i.

http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/pricesandspecifications_technical_specs/0,,1156_181257228__bs-Mw%3D%3D%40bb-RTkyQ1A%3D%40bm-WkM1OA%3D%3D%40sit-bmwuk,00.html?tab=technicalSpec


This is the engine I wish BMW would include in its lineup before the turbo options, and bump up the power from the turbos like they have in the 335is to prevent the HP from being too close for them to market the cars differently...

[MOCKBA]

Yes, so it is a reason to buy domestic cars. Mercedes E350 gets 306hp engine in Europe, when American version is still in production with 268hp engine.

[Alex_bm]

I wouldn't go that far, but yeah we are screwed big time

Originally Posted by MOCKBA

Yes, so it is a reason to buy domestic cars. Mercedes E350 gets 306hp engine in Europe, when American version is still in production with 268hp engine.

[Thud]

Even the US diesel is down 20+ hp from the Euro version. In the same engine!
What's the reason for that? Is the fuel different?