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Originally Posted by clarence
Of course they can, cos that's wht BMW AG calls them. They can call it whatever they like, there's no law against it. In any case the engine is 3 litre regardless of whether it's badged as a 528i or a 530i. U can find the car "F10 530i N52" under BMWETK so it's an official BMW model designation.
HK-spec E9x never had N53, they were all N52. E60 LCI 530i did get 272ps N53, even for HK-spec, so the F10 is a step backwards in terms of engine tech for markets outside EU.
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So do you know why the e60 lci got M52, N52 then N53 but e90 and now f10 did not?
I always found this funny that the initial f10 got n52 but the older e60 late models got N53.. at least early 528i N52ers have nothing to complain about, even now you can still get the 1st yr 528s w/ N52 (but called 530i) at the 'old' price, just the new n20s get rebates, but the new 528 w/N20 is totally overpriced BMWhk swallowed at least half of that rebate at the list price of 550k or whatever
wonder if anyone in HK will be rash enough to go out and buy '530i' badges for their early 528s