re: 540 6 speed (archive)
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Posted by BAM on July 08, 2001 at 22:18:45:
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I recently purchased a 2001 540 6 speed and was wondering what's the realistic best 0-60 time for the car with no mods. The BMW site has conflicting info, one area says 5.8 seconds and another says 6.0 seconds. I am also sure that the BMW marketing department had their say in what times to list so that the M5 would seem that much more appealing. I don't have a track at my disposal, and have only had the car a few weeks. I haven't had a car with a clutch in over 8 years and the cars I did have with clutches were 4 banger beaters, so it's going to take me some time to learn how to handle this extra power.
I figure I will get used to the stock model first before I consider doing any mods. I would appreciate any comments.
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