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Does anyone know the difference between 540i touring and sports? I would like to know a specific fact and most especially comparing the top speed. Thanks in advance!!!
Fast and Loose
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touring is a station wagon
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Dark Lord of the Schwartz
yeah... not a lot to compare.
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ronthebabboonslayer: "helmet guy's post is far from polluting"
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Touring is a station wagon & therefore has much more interior storage room. It has auto leveling rear air suspension. It does not handle as well as a sedan due to higher weight and higher center of gravity due to extended roofline and heavy glass.
Top speed on sedans with sport option is speed-limited to 155 MPH.
All non-sport sedans and touring chassis are speed-limited to 128 MPH.
Not much more to say.
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Unless of course you have a touring - sport
which gives the 3:15 Gears of the sedan sport... steptronic... lowered suspensions, 235/45/17.... and not limited to 128
the touring sport is the EXACT same setup as the sedan sport automatic, with a leveling suspension... and a few extra feet of cargo room, fold down seats, slide loading platform (option?).
1999 540iT 264hp 300tq at the wheels (pre powerchip) 262hp 300tq at the wheels - POST POWERCHIP:
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Originally Posted by Lscman
I will give you the few extra pounds in the air as a difference... but the 540iT sport is spot on 50/50 weight distribution... add a stiffer sway bar and that few extra pounds is EASY to toss about.... Handles just fine...especially at high speeds.
1999 540iT 264hp 300tq at the wheels (pre powerchip) 262hp 300tq at the wheels - POST POWERCHIP
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Is there an E39 automatic sport sedan? Is there an option to take the speed limiter off of non-sport and touring E39? And, how much? Thanks in advance!!!
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Damn....my car needs some work....
Dark Lord of the Schwartz
yes, there are auto sport sedans... theres freaking auto-everything....
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ronthebabboonslayer: "helmet guy's post is far from polluting"
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In the US, the 540 was only offered in an automatic
the sport version got the steptronic transmission, and few other things listed in my previous post
As with anything, programming can be done to remove the speed limiter for the non sport... contact DINAN, Powerchip, GIAC, etc... Look to spend 4-600 for the tuning.
1999 540iT 264hp 300tq at the wheels (pre powerchip) 262hp 300tq at the wheels - POST POWERCHIP
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