well its relative, for a 3 liter NA engine its good in fuel consummption day to day use with daily 60km distances my consumption is around 9-9.5 with 110 km/h
@@Sam.Angel.330well since april i received a promotion and company car so now My little 30i is sitting in the garage nicely polished and waxed, taking Like 100 kilometers in a month… but usually i am kinda speeding
What do you expect when you only run in 5-6.5k RPMs and 220-260 km/h 😂. If you cruise at normal highway speeds it would probably consume around 7-8l/100km
@@draculu it revs to 7000 rpm buddy, and it's a 5.8 second 0 to 60mph bare bones stock. Get your facts straight before you get a fool made out of you 3 months after you post a dumb comment t like that
how would you describe the quality after this 240k km? I just bought one with quite a lot of km, similar to yours. I wonder if this was a good purchase or not?
@@dealoxhd1164 idk yet. Bought it and wait for it to be delivered to me. They need to do a maintenance now. Can tell you maybe end of next week. Its from the first owner who is a 60 years old man.
@@AnthonySmith-pl1ox yeah, old people are really good with cars and protect them really well. I’m thinking about buying the 330d, how much did yours cost?
I've been looking for a video of an E90 330i N52 with automatic transmission for so long to see how it drives! Thank you so much for the video, hopefully there's gonna be a nice looking car this summer in Germany so I can finally buy one.
I've had one, same n52 auto albeit in touring body. Much as a manual would be very engaging, I would say the automatic gives a good balance of comfort and sportiness for me. As you see in the video, it will chase redline nicely. Granted, it is not as quick or efficient as the current ZF8, but it was good for its time and will still lock up if you have in sport/manual mode. In drive the controller allows more 'slush' in gentle/medium acceleration in the first few gears, providing excellent smoothness and lovely sound when pulling away. The 0-100 time differences are less than 0.5s between manual and auto anyways.
@@FD-rh6tr so far so good, no big problems so far. Mine is an 07 plate with 118k miles and full service record. Mine has the valve cover gasket changed before I bought it although I had to change the oil filter housing gasket myself as I spotted some oil seepage along the side of the engine. Plenty of videos and DIY guides available. Whilst the n52 is considered to be the more reliable engines, this is relative among the other e90 engines, unlike Japanese cars which can cope with on demand maintenance, these need preventive maintenance. At this point age also plays a major role compared to mileage. Make sure items such as water pump, gearbox fluid, valve cover and oil filter housing gaskets have been changed, especially if the car has reached the 100k miles. Otherwise budget for those. Videos and fittings also suggest budgeting for disa flaps, pcv, starter motor, vanos solenoids as well.
@@ml9052 Hi, thank you so much for your reply. I picked the 330i because of it's legendary N52 engine, I want the raw power, no turbo, no direct injection. I heard great things about the engine and the auto transmission. I would like to find a good looking E90/E92 with xenons and a full leather interior with sport seats. I'm looking for mileage around 180-250k km. I plan on buying this summer and from what I've seen on mobile.de there isn't a car that would meet all my expectations plus my budget around 8 or 9 thousand euros. Hopefully there's gonna be one very when the time comes!
@@pastorgains999 Mine is a standard 'SE' model (UK) without the M Sport suspension and bumpers. To be honest I find the normal seats supportive enough, and for UK roads the M Sport suspension in my opinion is too firm, especially when you add run flats tyres and 18 inch rims. I intend to swap my 17 inch run flats on my 330i to normal all seasons when they are worn, this will improve comfort and I prefer an element of wet/cold weather handling especially given RWD. Xenons are nice but for a car of its age, they can throw am expensive bill if they break. I personally prefer the simplicity of my 330i SE. No xenons or idrive etc. Just leather heated front seats, panoramic roof and front/rear parking sensors.
My manual 330i uses the whole speedometer to 260 km/h. It would be around ~267 I guess, if there would be a speedometer up to 280 km/h like in the 335i. Vmax (limiter) is 254 km/h (veff - secret menue) in 5th gear.
just what you said, until 220km/h no vibration, more than that i never do it just give me respect, and look, the first reduction of this video its at that velocity, coincidence? i dont think that
I have an F30 320i XDrive and although not the same car, doing 100mph (161kmh) feels like it does 60mph (100kmh). Extremely stable at high speeds and even 130mph felt fine
This is still in 5th gear I rev it out and change to 6th gear and it will go off the clock way past 260, by changing gear you take abit of heat out of it. My car is standard 258bhp I would say iv clocked over 170 mph . It wasn’t verified, it’s only supposed to go 155mph here in the uk. I also have 19” alloys from the original which where 17” I think, so that would increase top speed. There is actually a video of someone going around 174mph / 280kph
I just did 6.6 L/100km on my E90 325i (LCI) with N52B25BF engine. The Valvetronic motor is malfunctioning sometimes, though. Still be able to have a range of 910+ km and fuel consumption mentioned
@@Qu3tzio Truth is, you really have to let the car cruises itself or you may have to precisely control your right foot. But, back to reality, I did covered 600+km with 3/4 of the fuel after filled up. It’s actually very efficient
@@f00kinglasrsights89 That's actually amazing, n52b25 and b30 should be about same consumption, because 3.0L has a more sophisticated, 3 way air intake system, and it uses DISA Valves (unsure if they were used in 2.5), anyway official numbers also look quite similar
Pretty great i have one but you really have to keep on top of the maintenance, specifically if its got more rhan 120k kms make sure its had a water pump, thermostat and coolant expansion tank replaced as i had all 3 fail roughly around the same time and its very common with the n52 in this car. Also check for valve cover gasket’s and that the transmission fluids had a flush as bmw dont as its “lifetime fluid”. The starter motor is also prone to fail so make sure it starting strong or its about 700$ aud for a new one as i found out 😆
Gefährliches fahren, keine Schulterblicke, Innenspiegel nicht eingestellt. Der Tacho geht ja nur bis 260? Kann der nicht schneller? Tipp Mazda 3 MPS schafft auch 280...
Seems like a legic fast car, from what i've heard it's surprisingly efficient on a cruise of you baby it also, 6.5-7L/100 km combined is attainable on a long drive, can anyone confirm? i'm talking about N52, not N53
Freedom units here, but I get 32ish mpg at highway speeds 70-75 mph. City I get 20ish depending on how I drive. It will drink fuel if you put your foot into it, no doubt about it.
@@alekzandaralesandrov1210 N53 started in 2006 but maybe im wrong that in the video is the n53, i have the n53 for me it’s the better engines but the n52 is more reliable i know that.
@@Deyan741 n53 is the black cover engine , while n52 is a grey one. In e90 i am sure that n53 is put only in the lci versions. By the word "better" i do not mean that n53 is a worse choise , after all it is the same engine just with a direct ingection , and some little nore diferences , actually n53 has better fuel consumption. They both put all most the same power , n52 is just has some advantages in terms of reliability. Great choise bro , i have one as well.
@@GamingHistory. hell yea I actually sold her back in march to get a 335i it’s all about how you take care of them I know a lot of people say that but I dog my cars out every day and the only issue I had with the 330i was car screen needed to be re programmed
@@GamingHistory. it’s fun but I herd 335 for the ones that you can modify and they handle boost better it’s kinda been a pain getting everything for the build but a lot easier than the 330i
It has drive sport mode and manual mode, and in manual mode if you dont shift it or shift it in time it redlines for a second and then shifts for you anyway.
@@oberstjordan156 Dafür macht er aber auch mehr Probleme. Vor allem die Injektoren. Der N52 hat einfach garnichts. Der will sein frisches Öl und ab und an Mal ein Anbauteil wie ne neue Wasserpumpe. Aber ansonsten läuft das Teil sicherlich 300tkm ohne irgendwas am Motor zu haben. Aber du hast Recht. Der N53 macht ein bisschen mehr Laune.
piece of shit n52 too slow for me and doesn't leak oil and its reliable almost like its not a bmw engine at least the awesome slow/laggy shifting trans blows every 300k
250km/h on the right lane, legend
She had the heart and spirit of N52 B30 motor. I recall it produced 255BHP and 220LbsFt Torque. Without turbos…….
Fun fact: it reaches 260kmh just after the oil change.
The engine was so good on fuel, i really love that engine . N52b30 is a perfect engine.
well its relative, for a 3 liter NA engine its good in fuel consummption day to day use with daily 60km distances my consumption is around 9-9.5 with 110 km/h
It's not
@@patrikschmidt7447 That's decent, is it a baby drive or do you give it the beans every once in a while?
@@Sam.Angel.330well since april i received a promotion and company car so now My little 30i is sitting in the garage nicely polished and waxed, taking Like 100 kilometers in a month… but usually i am kinda speeding
@@patrikschmidt7447spot on, mine gets almost exactly that. Not great in town though 😢
Gotta respect that fuel comsuption
Yeah but in 6 min he crossed 2 countries...;)
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@@sociaaljessie5431 hahaha nope
What do you expect when you only run in 5-6.5k RPMs and 220-260 km/h 😂. If you cruise at normal highway speeds it would probably consume around 7-8l/100km
@@draculu it revs to 7000 rpm buddy, and it's a 5.8 second 0 to 60mph bare bones stock. Get your facts straight before you get a fool made out of you 3 months after you post a dumb comment t like that
I have a 330xi e90 and love it. I took it out some country roads here in Southern Ohio earlier and had a blast!
reliable? or a money pit?
I might have to take mine down south.
@@Sam.Angel.330super reliable i own a ‘06 330xi e90 aswell, no oil leaks or anything.
Still a beast. Got the same car with 240000km. Love it
how would you describe the quality after this 240k km? I just bought one with quite a lot of km, similar to yours. I wonder if this was a good purchase or not?
@@AnthonySmith-pl1ox how are your expressions Until now? I think about buying one and im jot sure if 200000 make problems
@@dealoxhd1164 idk yet. Bought it and wait for it to be delivered to me. They need to do a maintenance now. Can tell you maybe end of next week. Its from the first owner who is a 60 years old man.
Car had also regular maintenance. I an wondering still 😄 but car looked really like new inside.
@@AnthonySmith-pl1ox yeah, old people are really good with cars and protect them really well. I’m thinking about buying the 330d, how much did yours cost?
I PAID FOR THE WHOLE SPEEDOMETER SO I'M GONNA USE THE WHOLE SPEEDOMETER
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I've been looking for a video of an E90 330i N52 with automatic transmission for so long to see how it drives! Thank you so much for the video, hopefully there's gonna be a nice looking car this summer in Germany so I can finally buy one.
I've had one, same n52 auto albeit in touring body. Much as a manual would be very engaging, I would say the automatic gives a good balance of comfort and sportiness for me. As you see in the video, it will chase redline nicely. Granted, it is not as quick or efficient as the current ZF8, but it was good for its time and will still lock up if you have in sport/manual mode. In drive the controller allows more 'slush' in gentle/medium acceleration in the first few gears, providing excellent smoothness and lovely sound when pulling away. The 0-100 time differences are less than 0.5s between manual and auto anyways.
@@ml9052 How was the reliability for you? I also plan to get one maybe around late of this year.
@@FD-rh6tr so far so good, no big problems so far. Mine is an 07 plate with 118k miles and full service record. Mine has the valve cover gasket changed before I bought it although I had to change the oil filter housing gasket myself as I spotted some oil seepage along the side of the engine. Plenty of videos and DIY guides available.
Whilst the n52 is considered to be the more reliable engines, this is relative among the other e90 engines, unlike Japanese cars which can cope with on demand maintenance, these need preventive maintenance.
At this point age also plays a major role compared to mileage. Make sure items such as water pump, gearbox fluid, valve cover and oil filter housing gaskets have been changed, especially if the car has reached the 100k miles. Otherwise budget for those. Videos and fittings also suggest budgeting for disa flaps, pcv, starter motor, vanos solenoids as well.
@@ml9052 Hi, thank you so much for your reply. I picked the 330i because of it's legendary N52 engine, I want the raw power, no turbo, no direct injection. I heard great things about the engine and the auto transmission. I would like to find a good looking E90/E92 with xenons and a full leather interior with sport seats. I'm looking for mileage around 180-250k km. I plan on buying this summer and from what I've seen on mobile.de there isn't a car that would meet all my expectations plus my budget around 8 or 9 thousand euros. Hopefully there's gonna be one very when the time comes!
@@pastorgains999 Mine is a standard 'SE' model (UK) without the M Sport suspension and bumpers. To be honest I find the normal seats supportive enough, and for UK roads the M Sport suspension in my opinion is too firm, especially when you add run flats tyres and 18 inch rims.
I intend to swap my 17 inch run flats on my 330i to normal all seasons when they are worn, this will improve comfort and I prefer an element of wet/cold weather handling especially given RWD.
Xenons are nice but for a car of its age, they can throw am expensive bill if they break. I personally prefer the simplicity of my 330i SE. No xenons or idrive etc. Just leather heated front seats, panoramic roof and front/rear parking sensors.
My manual 330i uses the whole speedometer to 260 km/h. It would be around ~267 I guess, if there would be a speedometer up to 280 km/h like in the 335i. Vmax (limiter) is 254 km/h (veff - secret menue) in 5th gear.
If u get a good stage 1 it can reach 285km mine does it
i got a 6 speed manual with the diff from an auto. My top speed is in 6th gear 272km/h @ 7200rpm.
ecu tune + headers
reliable car? tips before buying?
Car looks very stable in high speed. What was you experience?
I own a 328 and the e9x platform is really stable at high speeds. 120 feels like 80 in a regular sedan
just what you said, until 220km/h no vibration, more than that i never do it just give me respect, and look, the first reduction of this video its at that velocity, coincidence? i dont think that
I have an F30 320i XDrive and although not the same car, doing 100mph (161kmh) feels like it does 60mph (100kmh). Extremely stable at high speeds and even 130mph felt fine
@@dwoolwichpoly9086 They are a bit sketchy in the corners when you are going 120+
@@Cactus-zo4leI think most cars are.
Brilliant video thanks you've made my day 😅😅😅😅😅
The sound of your videos is not synced with the Speedometer
When your forza horizon runs on 15fps
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I have a black one with 73000 kms. Lovely car.
nice and smooth
258hp/258km.h
But the 325 and the 320 and the 328 are more expensive what
Sehr schönes Video😁😁❤️❤️💪🏻💪🏻
Got 330Ci'04, never drove faster than 230km/h and I don't think I should check vmax 😂
This is still in 5th gear I rev it out and change to 6th gear and it will go off the clock way past 260, by changing gear you take abit of heat out of it. My car is standard 258bhp I would say iv clocked over 170 mph . It wasn’t verified, it’s only supposed to go 155mph here in the uk. I also have 19” alloys from the original which where 17” I think, so that would increase top speed. There is actually a video of someone going around 174mph / 280kph
press 1 and 9 and look at the fuel gauge 🤣
I just did 6.6 L/100km on my E90 325i (LCI) with N52B25BF engine. The Valvetronic motor is malfunctioning sometimes, though. Still be able to have a range of 910+ km and fuel consumption mentioned
@@f00kinglasrsights89 900km+ range what? Im barely making 600km with N52B25. In pre-LCI this range is impossible, in LCI it kinda might be
@@Qu3tzio Truth is, you really have to let the car cruises itself or you may have to precisely control your right foot. But, back to reality, I did covered 600+km with 3/4 of the fuel after filled up. It’s actually very efficient
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@@f00kinglasrsights89 That's actually amazing, n52b25 and b30 should be about same consumption, because 3.0L has a more sophisticated, 3 way air intake system, and it uses DISA Valves (unsure if they were used in 2.5), anyway official numbers also look quite similar
Is it really difference between 330xi and 330i in the performance ?I've watched serveral videos... and from 100-160 seems almost identical ?!
sweet
160 mph almost ..fast car, thinking of buying one but has 140,000 miles are they still ok with higher miles or what are they capable of?
It is a very strong car, if well maintained, then no problem.
just gotta do the maintence $$$
Pretty great i have one but you really have to keep on top of the maintenance, specifically if its got more rhan 120k kms make sure its had a water pump, thermostat and coolant expansion tank replaced as i had all 3 fail roughly around the same time and its very common with the n52 in this car. Also check for valve cover gasket’s and that the transmission fluids had a flush as bmw dont as its “lifetime fluid”. The starter motor is also prone to fail so make sure it starting strong or its about 700$ aud for a new one as i found out 😆
Gefährliches fahren, keine Schulterblicke, Innenspiegel nicht eingestellt. Der Tacho geht ja nur bis 260? Kann der nicht schneller? Tipp Mazda 3 MPS schafft auch 280...
I have the M3 cluster tops at 285km/h my governor has been removed
Shit that's fast
My favorite cars. I want a RWD one to accompany my AWD one.
I was in the same spot. Do it. I have AWD manual and rwd manual. They're great.
I think you can turn off the AWD off using xDelete to make it RWD
Seems like a legic fast car, from what i've heard it's surprisingly efficient on a cruise of you baby it also, 6.5-7L/100 km combined is attainable on a long drive, can anyone confirm? i'm talking about N52, not N53
Freedom units here, but I get 32ish mpg at highway speeds 70-75 mph. City I get 20ish depending on how I drive. It will drink fuel if you put your foot into it, no doubt about it.
This is the n53 version with 272hp (probably 20hp are dead) that is sold only in europe, the n53 has diffrent dials
No it isn’t, it is the N52 version with 258HP.
N53 is in the lci e90 , this one is obvious pre lci version so its n52 258hp. Better engine of the two
@@alekzandaralesandrov1210 N53 started in 2006 but maybe im wrong that in the video is the n53, i have the n53 for me it’s the better engines but the n52 is more reliable i know that.
@@Deyan741 n53 is the black cover engine , while n52 is a grey one. In e90 i am sure that n53 is put only in the lci versions. By the word "better" i do not mean that n53 is a worse choise , after all it is the same engine just with a direct ingection , and some little nore diferences , actually n53 has better fuel consumption. They both put all most the same power , n52 is just has some advantages in terms of reliability. Great choise bro , i have one as well.
@@alekzandaralesandrov1210 there are also black cover n52, I have 272hp n52 black cover
I love my 330i but I’m looking to get a m5 eventually
The m5 feels just as fast as the 328
Was your 330i reliable?
@@GamingHistory. hell yea I actually sold her back in march to get a 335i it’s all about how you take care of them I know a lot of people say that but I dog my cars out every day and the only issue I had with the 330i was car screen needed to be re programmed
@@trendn8401 Was 272 hp not enough?
@@GamingHistory. it’s fun but I herd 335 for the ones that you can modify and they handle boost better it’s kinda been a pain getting everything for the build but a lot easier than the 330i
Whats your opinion on the automatic gearbox in this 330i? Slow ? smooth ?
I would prefer a manual, the automatic gearbox feels smooth but not the fastest
Take automatic and do xhp stage 3 its very fast but also comfy and reliable
I drove 1200 miles round trip to get a rwd manual.. and I would have driven further if necessary.
20+ sec 100-200, around time of my 328i with same engine
The only difference between the two is the 330i AIM
How is the shifter? It’s quick?
Before he took off did this guy switch it to manual mode??? But he’s not shifting. I am confused
It has drive sport mode and manual mode, and in manual mode if you dont shift it or shift it in time it redlines for a second and then shifts for you anyway.
fuel consumption city driving ?
Hot to turn on M mode?
How many hp?
258
What year bmw?
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N52 or N53?
N52
0:00, what headlights are these?
Any links?
looks like stock OEM bi-xenon headlights with some kind of aftermarket black shades/eyebrows on top
Benzine is burning look begin video also end video dammnnn
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welches jahr ist das?
2006
258hp?
Yes.
Manual, 290 ! No Tuning.
Meine geht nur bis 250!
Welcher ist es der mit 258ps denke ich?
Oder der mit 272 ?
LG
258
Hat es denn einen unterschied bezüglich der Beschleunigung?
@@-.--.-4825 der mit 272 ist ein etwas anderer Motor, und ist tatsächlich zügiger vor allem bei über 200 km/h
@@oberstjordan156
Dafür macht er aber auch mehr Probleme.
Vor allem die Injektoren.
Der N52 hat einfach garnichts.
Der will sein frisches Öl und ab und an Mal ein Anbauteil wie ne neue Wasserpumpe.
Aber ansonsten läuft das Teil sicherlich 300tkm ohne irgendwas am Motor zu haben.
Aber du hast Recht.
Der N53 macht ein bisschen mehr Laune.
Den n52 gab es kurzzeitig auch mit 272 ps... 2006-2007 im coupe glaub ich
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I have 316i e90 225 top speed
Yes downhill
Not even downhill, not a chance ...
My 1.6 turbo focus with 220hp is faster 100 to 200 🤣🤣
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Stop trying to make yourself feel better about your pile of crap Ford
focus is garbage
ans is faster to burn oil seals gaskets and turbos too lol also this car is bigger and 300kg heavier!
Diesel is faster
Stock 231 ps isnt faster.
What's the average consumption? about 9-10l/100km I guess?
Depends on your style. When you drive a bit faster then normal it’s about 8L/100km. That at least what my e91 330i is doing 😉
piece of shit n52 too slow for me and doesn't leak oil and its reliable almost like its not a bmw engine at least the awesome slow/laggy shifting trans blows every 300k
If you drop 500kg from that chassis it would be great drivers car.
what you mean 500 kg?? lol it has 1420 kg, not that heavy. you want an 900kg e90? a 328 e36 is 1330kg
E9x is 1555kg / E82 is 1480kg
what would be city fuel consumption ?
I believe that's mine with manual is about 12-17L urban. Depends a lot on traffic. Combined is around 11,5L - mostly extra urban.