BMW 5. 28i Test - Review. Instrumented Test The year 2. BMW will stop offering a naturally aspirated inline six- cylinder engine this year.
Okay, so that doesn’t quite rank up there with the end of the world, but we’ll feel the loss of BMW’s naturally aspirated 3. It’s a rev- happy, smooth yet aggressive- sounding engine that’s already been removed from the Z4, the 5- series, and the new 3- series. Its replacement is a turbocharged and intercooled 2. We’ve seen the smaller engine do good work in the Z4, but we wondered if and how the boosted four would deal with a 3.
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It turns out that, with a little help from its eight- speed- automatic friend, the four gets going just fine in the 5- series. A short first gear, coupled with the turbo engine’s 2. Acceleration to 6.
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By the quarter- mile, the 5 with the four can do it in 1. Fuel economy is also improved, from 2. In our hands, the smaller- engined car returned 2. Clearly the four has power and economy covered. What about that other four- cylinder concern: noise?
From behind the wheel, there’s not much that betrays this engine’s configuration. The only clue is a slight purr at idle. The ultraquiet 5. B during full- throttle acceleration. Two balance shafts work to cancel any untoward high- rpm shakes or four- cylinder groans. A subtle snarl starts at about 3. Turbo whistle, played up in the Z4 application of this engine, is absent.
Keep the revs down—the especially upshift- happy eight- speed automatic is eager to comply—and the four never announces itself. Actually, the eight- speed’s main goal seems to be trying to shift itself into top gear. Once there, the transmission is reluctant to downshift through multiple ratios.
Stomp on the gas in eighth, and the 5. Switching to sport mode helps: Lower gears are held longer but at the price of economy. As with the rest of the 5- series lineup, the steering is light and numb.
This latest 5- series is very 7- series–like, which is fine if you want your car to feel large, luxurious, and quiet. Despite balanced 5. We still miss the six, but the four is winning us over, first in the Z4 and now in the 5- series. And although it’s nearly $2. Spend the money—the world just might end this December 2.
View Photos. View Photos. Highs and Lows Highs: Shoves hard, even at low rpm; virtually free of turbo lag; hushed mechanicals. Lows: Fuel- obsessed transmission, numb steering, doesn’t feel any smaller than a 7- series. Rank In Mid- size Luxury Cars. Show More (1. 3 total)Specifications > VEHICLE TYPE: front- engine, rear- wheel- drive, 5- passenger, 4- door sedan.
PRICE AS TESTED: $5. ENGINE TYPE: turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 1.
Displacement: 1. 22 cu in, 1. Power: 2. 40 hp @ 5. Torque: 2. 55 lb- ft @ 1. TRANSMISSION: 8- speed automatic with manual shifting mode.
DIMENSIONS: Wheelbase: 1. Length: 1. 93. 1 in. Width: 7. 3. 2 in Height: 5. Curb weight: 3. 88.
C/D TEST RESULTS: Zero to 6. Zero to 1. 00 mph: 1. Zero to 1. 30 mph: 3. Rolling start, 5- 6. Top speed (governor limited, mfr's claim): 1. Braking, 7. 0- 0 mph: 1.
Roadholding, 2. 00- ft- dia skidpad: 0. FUEL ECONOMY: EPA city/highway: 2. C/D observed: 2. 3 mpg. TEST NOTES: Easy to launch. Brake- torque until the engine revs to 2. Initially strong brakes were susceptible to fade and mushy- pedal syndrome.
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