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"BMW is coming to the Detroit show with an all-wheel-drive 5 Series model in tow. Making its world debut in Detroit, the U.S. market awd 5 Series will come in 525xi, 530xi and 530xi sport wagon versions. The vehicles will be equipped with BMW’s xDrive system, which is standard equipment on the company’s X3 and X5 utes.

BMW will also unveil a set of new inline-six engines for the U.S. market that the automaker says will make more power and achieve greater fuel economy – all while lowering engine weight.

The two new engines feature BMW’s fully variable Valvetronic valve drive system, which replaces a conventional throttle setup. Among the other upgrades are a composite magnesium / aluminum crankcase, lightweight camshafts, electric water pump, a fully controlled oil pump, a single-belt drive and a magnesium head cover.

The 525i and 525xi will come with the 3.0-liter which produces 210 hp and 185 lb-ft of torque. The 3.0-liter for the 530i and 530xi models will produce 255 hp and 220 lb-ft of torque, according to BMW.

Also making North American debuts at Detroit will be the 5 Series sport wagon, the new M5 and BMW's H2R Hydrogen Record Car, which recently set nine world speed records."

http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101444

biker

But people still don't know when the switch will take place.

I assume BMW will make the switch just as the new GS and Infiniti M come out in the spring.

Belzebutt

525i with a 3.0 L engine... just when you thought they fixed their naming scheme.

95gt

The 525i and 525xi will come with the 3.0-liter which produces 210 hp and 185 lb-ft of torque.

:shock:

can we say slow as hell

Damn thing will cost 50k and have less power than a honda accord

biker

That's a typo - it will still be the 2.5L I6 in the 525.

dom

The current 525 isn't that slow with even less power so I wouldn't expect this one to be slow either.

biker

Every main stream (Accord, Camry, Altima, Passat,etc.) mid sized USDM sedan has an engine in this range and they're OK on preformance. None of them have an engine this size with that much power. The only problem is that the 525 weighs on ave of 300 lbs more than the others.