No.. my 325 has a 3L motor...

Nugget64 · 07-18-2011, 09:25 PM

How many 325 owners have had to deal with people telling them their car is a 2.5L when in actuality its the same 3L engine found in the 330...

In my experience people tend to think that they know more about my car than I do and think I'm a retard when I tell them that I have a 3L engine in my car.

Anyone else?

ERANG A LANG · 07-18-2011, 09:26 PM

same here, let the haters keep hatin

JunkStory · 07-18-2011, 09:31 PM

blame BMW for poor naming

fdriller9 · 07-18-2011, 09:31 PM

I think the US is the only country to have a 3.0L 325.....everywhere else it's 2.5L.

EDIT: Ok so I was wrong. The first production E90 325i models in Europe were 2.5L engines ('05-'06). From '07 on, they're all 3.0L engines....Euro and US spec. Though both displacements make the same power.

brocklanders · 07-18-2011, 09:32 PM

i also thought Canadian models were 2.5l as well.

Nugget64 · 07-18-2011, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by brocklanders

i also thought Canadian models were 2.5l as well.

Nope I'm a canuck and i have a 3L in there.. I think its a North America vs Euro thing..

Is there a rear chrome badge that says "325 - actually its got a 3L motor.. the same as in the 330 so.....yeah"

John 070 · 07-18-2011, 09:46 PM

When my wife's cousin picked us up from Pearson Airport in his 323i (E90) last summer, I was like you have got to be kidding me, a 2.3L is this some kind of joke? In the states, the smallest motor we ever had was the 2.5L in 2006, and it got bumped up to 2.8 in 2007.

fdriller9 · 07-18-2011, 09:47 PM

Well what confuses me is that the 325 has a N52B25. My 330 has a N52B30...You would think the 25 means 2.5L and the 30 means 3.0L.

fdriller9 · 07-18-2011, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John 070

When my wife's cousin picked us up from Pearson Airport in his 323i (E90) last summer, I was like you have got to be kidding me, a 2.3L is this some kind of joke? In the states, the smallest motor we ever had was the 2.5L in 2006, and it got bumped up to 2.8 in 2007.

They make a 318i lol. And 4 cyl E90s in Europe.

Nugget64 · 07-18-2011, 09:56 PM

maybe they thought it would bother us enough to spend the extra for a 330

Mark06 · 07-18-2011, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Nugget64

maybe they thought it would bother us enough to spend the extra for a 330

JS82 · 07-18-2011, 10:33 PM

Same thing with the 328.

Tom K. · 07-18-2011, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JS82

Same thing with the 328.

Although my '99 328i - a first year E46 - displaced 2.8 liters, as did my '97 Z3 2.8. Ah for the days when a number meant something

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Tom

brocklanders · 07-18-2011, 11:01 PM

i did see an e92 325 with canadian plates here in texas, i just assumed it was a 2.5l since in the states from 07 on is a 328

brocklanders · 07-18-2011, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John 070

When my wife's cousin picked us up from Pearson Airport in his 323i (E90) last summer, I was like you have got to be kidding me, a 2.3L is this some kind of joke? In the states, the smallest motor we ever had was the 2.5L in 2006, and it got bumped up to 2.8 in 2007.

thats not true, i had an 06 e90 325 here in the states and it was a 3l, the e46 325ci may have been 2.5 but not sure if that car even exists, all 328's in the states are 3.0l engines

DnA Diesel · 07-18-2011, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brocklanders

i also thought Canadian models were 2.5l as well.

Correct.

The Canadian-spec 323i E90 is a 2.5L.

IancoleTX · 07-19-2011, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Nugget64

How many 325 owners have had to deal with people telling them their car is a 2.5L when in actuality its the same 3L engine found in the 330...

The same number that think the 335 is a 3.5L?

The same number that think the M3 is powered by the letter M?

The same.. ahh, you get the point.

Legion5 · 07-19-2011, 12:47 AM

"powered by the letter m" = awesome

Cygnusx1 · 07-19-2011, 12:58 AM

Yes the 325 is a 3 liter, but that means that my 330 is a 5-series.

Taipei-TT · 07-19-2011, 01:02 AM

I don't really understand why this is a big deal at all. But I'm glad my 325 is 2.5, saves me when it comes to pay the tax man!

And yes, there are 320i, 320d, 323, 325, 330, 335, and M versions of a 3 series in Taiwan. The price range from the 320i to the M3 is an incredible $90 000USD...so if you are looking for easy status/bragging rights...a 3 series is not the car to get given that most people probably can't tell the difference between a 320i and an M3.

sbce90 · 07-19-2011, 01:22 AM

Australian market has the 2.5L for E90/2 323/325. But the 125i gets the 3.0L

NiVeDh · 07-19-2011, 02:17 AM

Debadge it. Problem solved.

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Nugget64 Banned 21 Rep 282 Posts Drives: 325i Sport Pkg Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	No.. my 325 has a 3L motor... How many 325 owners have had to deal with people telling them their car is a 2.5L when in actuality its the same 3L engine found in the 330... In my experience people tend to think that they know more about my car than I do and think I'm a retard when I tell them that I have a 3L engine in my car. Anyone else?
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fdriller9 Banned 263 Rep 7,089 Posts Drives: '06 AW 330xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Jersey/Philly/NYC iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 330xi [6.44]	Well what confuses me is that the 325 has a N52B25. My 330 has a N52B30...You would think the 25 means 2.5L and the 30 means 3.0L.
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