Different between Hi-Line & M-Sport

[haywire]

There was a hi-line in 2007 for the E90 and before that, there's SE, so called Special Edition for the E90 320i.

The Hi-line E90 comes with rear screen, front PDC, wood trim, chrome tail pipe and black lines tail light for an extra few thousand RM.

I took the non Hi-line, end up with only rear PDC, no window screen, no vanity mirror light, no rear reading lights, no footwell lights and no chrome tail pipe.

As far as I know BMW has never used the term Hi-Line or such things...probably invented by parallel importers as the local market understands it easier (Proton Hi-Line). Unheard of in the UK.

SE has got a lot of interpretations...most likely is Standard Equipment (have researched on this before) but could well be Special Edition though I dont feel there's anything special about it.

Theres also ES edition....Edition Sport as I understand it but it sits under the SE specs.

In terms of hierarchy, goes like this:

1. Base edition
2. ES Edition
3. SE edition
4. M-Sport edition

And no, factory M-sport does not have any difference in terms of engine performance (same HP same torque)

 

[haywire]

really....im currently using new Camry 2.0. average town use only 550 full tank (RM110).
is 530 really that save fuel ???

Haha...you never heard of BMW's reputation for efficient fuel consumption?

 

[thule]

LOL!! That is... if you can resist from flooring the accelerator :vroam:
One thing for sure, if you are driving leisurely... it's better than many Japanese cars out there :top:

Haha...you never heard of BMW's reputation for efficient fuel consumption?

 

[haywire]

any different on fc btw 530 & 525?

I think its negligible...for example 525i's fuel consumption is 9.38 l/100km, and 530i is 9.5 l/100km (both 2006 model, combined town/highway FC). But of course greatly depends on your driving style

Only major difference is when you go renew your road tax la...525i is about RM880, 530i about RM2070

 

[haywire]

Ah... I beg to differ who said that there are no mods or tuning on the engine for M-Sport??? It boils down to whether you have the heart and $$$ to do so :top:
You can always do:
1) ECU re-map (+-10% increase in hp)
2) Sprint booster for better pick-up
3) Pulley (available for M54 engine but not sure about N52.. anyone can confirm?) +-10% in hp
4) quad exhaust (various brands such as Remus,Hamann, etc...) - back pressure reduction
5) Gruppe M or BMC Carbon Fibre Air Filter (better pickup and sounds good too!)
6) exhaust manifold... not sure about the price though

And if you have the extra $$$ (as in $$$ is not an object)... u can always go for supercharger!!! Apparently, you supercharge your car with G-Power (check out with Imola Motorsport in Ampang)... can cost a bomb! Not sure if there's anyone who actually do that though :wink:

I think they are talking about BMW factory tuning and mods la...in the sense that BMW didnt tune the M-sport to be different than other editions...once you bought it of course you can do anything to it! :rock:

 

[thule]

my bad! should have read thoroughly first

I think they are talking about BMW factory tuning and mods la...in the sense that BMW didnt tune the M-sport to be different than other editions...once you bought it of course you can do anything to it! :rock:

 

[Peter Sauber]

thule, i did not say u cannot do any engine mods or any mods for that matter to improve the power output and neither did i say there are no mods available for the engine...

what i said is very clear, that is - the E60 m-sport models do not have any difference in engine specs compared with the non-m-sport ones...

of course u can do whatever u want to if u own the car dude and if u r willing to spend as well

 

[E60MSport]

Since this topic is a very common topic, could anyone advice me on how to post up a pdf file at the size of 1.5MB? I have a scanned M-Sport Brochure to share.

 

[notiguy]

louiswaw,

if you're interested, i wanna sell my ride...

 

[thule]

Notiguy...

What kind of bumper is that??? It looks awesome :top:
Mind to tell???

louiswaw,

if you're interested, i wanna sell my ride...

 

[louiswaw]

it's hamann bumper...

 

[thule]

Ah yes, I almost forgot... looking at the bodykit, it's the Hamann M5 Edition Race!!! bump bump...

 

[justine60]

hi this is justin, im looking for a e60 from penang, if this car is still available pls call me at 0124810600 need to get 1 like by next week

thanks
justin