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Title: ANY HISTORY ON 530i 94
Post by: LIONROCK on Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 08:42 pm
I was told by a friend that the BMW 94 530i was built for the USA market as it came with a V8 is this true?    O0


Title: Re: ANY HISTORY ON 530i 94
Post by: Jeff Seabrook on Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 09:27 pm
nope - the 530i came with the inline 6 - the 540i came with the V8...I believe both are sold in any market.


Title: Re: ANY HISTORY ON 530i 94
Post by: DeanP on Sunday, August 26, 2007 - 10:51 pm
Sorry Jeff, not correct.  Prior to 1995 the 530i sold by BMW was a V-8.  I'm not sure what year it started, but BMW did offer a 3.0 V-8.  The 3.0 liter 6 didn't come around until much later.


Title: Re: ANY HISTORY ON 530i 94
Post by: Jeff Seabrook on Monday, August 27, 2007 - 08:05 am
Yep - correct - 1992 to 1995 - 3.0 V8

http://www.kenrockwell.com/bmw/540history.htm