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Originally Posted by nemex12
still slower (differences between 0-100 km per hour and 0-60 miles per hour are pretty minimal) still it should be faster than the previous model having the same tag(for what ive read the new model is a little heavier)
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As Pavel pointed out 60mph isn't the same as 100 km/h. 60mph is 96.54 km/h, so we are talking about 3.5 km/h. 3.5 km/h can be significant enough to cause differences on the order of a couple tenths of a second.
You also have to keep in mind that there are technical differences between Euro spec and US models (in the picture attachment you are using figures from US BMW website).
US spec 6MT E60 550i according to BMW USA website weights 3946 lbs which is 1789.9 kgs; the German spec 6MT E60 550i per German catalog weights 1735 kg. Same is true for E92 335i, the US spec model weighs some 20kgs more than the German E92 335i.
What causes these differences?- different equipment, weighing methodology, etc.
Oh, are you aware of the fact that according to official BMW figures a German spec 6MT E60 550i accelerates from 0 to
100 km/h in
5.2 seconds, while the US spec model get from 0 to
96.5 km/h in
5.4 seconds. Interesting, huh?
Anyway, I wouldn’t get all worked up over a few tenths of a second, because it doesn’t really matter. Trust me, the new F10 will not be slow.