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Message: <blockquote data-quote="docrayboy" data-source="post: 447647" data-attributes="member: 19175">Hi Traveler! It's not underpowered, definitely, but if you have driven the 320d before, don't expect the same performance with the 520d despite it's similar 350nm torque.Before the test drive, I thought what's 75kg more in car weight? Of course there was also the BMW guy sitting with me when I drove the 520d but when I slammed the throttle full-down, it just didn't jump like the 320d does. Ha ha one good thing about not being totally enamored about a car is that you don't have to go through the tedious long process of arranging your finances, deciding which car to trade off, who to trade it off for you, talking to the other half about a new car purchase etc etc...Maybe the F10 530d with 245 bhp and 540 N m of torque with its choice of a six-speed manual gearbox or a ZF 8-speed automatic transmission be a better option for a 5 series with grunt!</blockquote>