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Originally Posted by tk005x
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For easy read, quoting car and driver above link
"How Does It Drive?
Nearly identically to the N54-powered 335i: It’s fast, smooth, and extremely stable. With the announcement of the move to the single-turbo engine, enthusiasts (including us) cried foul. We believed the N54’s output had been underrated, and that the N55, although matching it in advertised output, would be weaker in reality. But all of that can be put to bed. Our 2011 335i was just as quick as the twin-turbo car, reaching 60 mph in the same sprightly 4.8 seconds. The quarter-mile flew by in 13.6 seconds at 106 mph, a tenth behind the quickest twin-turbo sedan we tested. After the century mark, however, the new mill picks up steam, reaching 140 mph nearly a full second quicker."
For easy comparison with Motortrend's similar results I mentioned above
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Originally Posted by bm323
If so, why does the heavier f10 have a faster acceleration at higher speeds?
Left column 2010 535i and right column F10 535i
TEST DATA
Acceleration to mph
0-30 2.0 sec 2.1 sec
0-40 2.8 3.1
0-50 4.2 4.2
0-60 5.5 5.6
0-70 7.1 7.2
0-80 9.3 9
0-90 11.4 11.2
0-100 13.9 13.8
0-110 18.4 17.6
0-120 22.2 21.6
Passing, 45-65 mph 2.6 2.7
Quarter mile 14.1 sec @ 100.6 mph 14.1 sec @ 101.0 mph
Braking, 60-0 mph 112 ft 109 ft
Top-gear revs @ 60 mph 2150 rpm 1900 rpm
Quote "Our quarter-mile time of 14.1 seconds was identical, and in fact the trap speed was up from 100.6 mph to 101.0. The 60-mph-dash was a tenth slower at 5.6 seconds, while times to the higher speeds were improved (21.6 seconds to 120 mph beats the twin-turbo featherweight by six-tenths). That's impressive, especially if the fuel economy ends up equal or better."
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