The 2nd of two you related the car Thema to has a good reason to look similar, they share the same platform.Originally Posted by PerfAdv
The 2nd of two you related the car Thema to has a good reason to look similar, they share the same platform.Originally Posted by PerfAdv
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The 9000 CD is actually nice looking, it's the wavy body paneled look of the Thema that makes it seem thrown together.Originally Posted by Cyco
Saab and Lancia, how? GM hadn't fiddled with Saab that far back, had it? I thought the 9-3 was the first, in '93.
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This is a tricky one... but I'd love an E28 M5, so I'd take that one every time! They're very, very cheap in the classifieds and on eBay.
Still... a V8... hmmm...
the platform was also used by the Fiat Croma....Originally Posted by PerfAdv
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I'd take the Lancia. Simply because its rarer, more unusual (not many FWD V8s around) and I'd prefer to take the unconventional approach anyway.
Having said, if I can take both - I'd always take a M535 or even better the full-house M5 as well.
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it might be also nice to know that the Lancia at its time (1986-1989) was about 50% more expensive than the BMW (at least in Holland)
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Wait a minute- I thought they were one and the same?Originally Posted by motorsportnerd
The M535 or it may be 535M, is a manual version of a 535. M5 is the factory hot-rod. Both use the 3.5l inline 6, where the regular 5 does with 218 the M gets 256 hp.Originally Posted by IWantAnAudiRS6
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So there's a regular 535 and then there's an M5?Originally Posted by PerfAdv
Why would they make it so confusing?
The BMW featured here isn't the M5. It rather is a kind of M-enhanced 535i. It features the same engine as the regular 535i, but it has an aerodynamic package and some suspension changes. Think of it like a 80's BMW 550i with the M-sportpack. And it was available with as a manual and as an auto, but not available in the US.Originally Posted by NSXType-R
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It's the position and pairing of the letter 'M' in the nomenclature that I was pointing out. M535 (535M) aren't M-cars, and, they're just using the M to differentiate from the auto-shifted 535. Not confusing but if someone didn't know, just clarifying...Originally Posted by NSXType-R
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Oh, I see. The M535 I've seen for sale here did have a 5-speed but didn't look any different, at least AFAICT.Originally Posted by Ferrer
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Ahh ok. Thanks Ferrer.
Also worth noting the M5 had a 24-valve head (4-valve/cylinder) for its 3.5 litre six, whereas the M535i retained the standard 12-valve (2-valve/cylinder) arrangement.Originally Posted by PerfAdv
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