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Originally Posted by kbNO
Actually 540d is a more correct positioning of that engine - it is WAY stronger and more fun than the petrol 530i.
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I disagree. IMO, no diesel engine can be as refined and smooth as any petrol engine unless you care more about torque than refinement and smoothness. Personally, I'd prefer 520i to 540d. My father used to have a 530d E60 back in the day (I wasn't in the US back then), and I remember driving my buddy's E90 320i back to back with the 530d.. That 2 litre petrol engine was better than 530d's engine. 530d had a very impressive low end torque, but 2 litre patrol engine felt more refined, smoother and more expensive. That's why 4 years after that, when I was buying my own BMW, I went for E93 330i even though it was ridiculously expensive both in terms of purchasing cost and ownership cost.