A Good 323i Deal (IMO)
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Re: A Good 323i Deal (IMO)
Hubba,
The reason for this is that the United States, they do not use the 2.5L engine.
They only have the 3.0L for standardization.
So the 2006 325i has a detuned 3.0L with 215hp (not 225hp in the end) and the 330i has 255hp (same for the E60 525i and 530i).
Anyway, for the 2007 E90 in the US, they have done away with the 325i. Now they have only 2 models, the 328i with a slightly detuned 3.0L engine with 230hp, and the 335i with the
twin turbo 3.0L with 300hp.
3 Series Home - BMW North America
They have a different market there... petrol (or gas as they call it) is damn cheap (for our standards at least)... and so are the cars + road tax is NOT dependent on engine cc.
So people who buy BMWs go for bigger and more powerful engines.
BMW North America does not sell smaller engines to boost their image of only selling high end, performance cars.
Hubba;166679 said:
Hubba,
The reason for this is that the United States, they do not use the 2.5L engine.
They only have the 3.0L for standardization.
So the 2006 325i has a detuned 3.0L with 215hp (not 225hp in the end) and the 330i has 255hp (same for the E60 525i and 530i).
Anyway, for the 2007 E90 in the US, they have done away with the 325i. Now they have only 2 models, the 328i with a slightly detuned 3.0L engine with 230hp, and the 335i with the
twin turbo 3.0L with 300hp.3 Series Home - BMW North America
They have a different market there... petrol (or gas as they call it) is damn cheap (for our standards at least)... and so are the cars + road tax is NOT dependent on engine cc.
So people who buy BMWs go for bigger and more powerful engines.
BMW North America does not sell smaller engines to boost their image of only selling high end, performance cars.
E83_X3
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Re: A Good 323i Deal (IMO)
And the engine compression ratios of the North American BMW engines are also lower than the European equivalent specs.
This also enables BMWs there (depending on engine model) to pump 87 AKI and 91 AKI gasoline.
AKI = (RON + MON) / 2
Typically:
87 AKI = 92 RON
91 AKI = 96 RON
Only boutique gas stations sell > 98R gasoline there, typically reserved for the super cars.
And the engine compression ratios of the North American BMW engines are also lower than the European equivalent specs.
This also enables BMWs there (depending on engine model) to pump 87 AKI and 91 AKI gasoline.
AKI = (RON + MON) / 2
Typically:
87 AKI = 92 RON
91 AKI = 96 RON
Only boutique gas stations sell > 98R gasoline there, typically reserved for the super cars.
