early 90s 5 series with 6 speed transmission?

CrzyMR2T · 11-19-2004, 12:04 AM

do they come with a 6 speed transmission, or did some of them come with it? like up to 95 yr 540i.

how much hp does the early 90s m5 have? how much hp does the 90-95 540i have?

jeffreyb4me · 11-19-2004, 08:20 PM

the manual trans 540i's were all 6-speed I remember, the 34 M5's were quick, the 6-speed 540's are absolutely awesome to drive for such a large car. HP?, don't recall......seat of the pants works well for me.

CrzyMR2T · 11-20-2004, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffreyb4me

the manual trans 540i's were all 6-speed I remember, the 34 M5's were quick, the 6-speed 540's are absolutely awesome to drive for such a large car. HP?, don't recall......seat of the pants works well for me.

actually, a couple guys over at the m3 forum told me that the 6 speed transmission was an option on the e34 540i later on in that model yr. the e34 m5 got the 6 speed at the end of the model yr, which the states never got, unless it was a gray import, or if it was swapped in. hp is about 282 for the v8 540i engine, and 315 for the inline 6 m5 engine. the 540i is about as quick as the m5 version to 60, but after that the m5 pulls away.

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