BMW 555i or not?

  • Posted on: 28.05.2008
  • Author: Horatiu B.
  • Comments: 4

BMW 5 Series 555i

One of Jalopnik's readers snagged a photo of a BMW 5-Series with a 555i badge all over it,  parked somewhere in Long Beach, California. We have heard rumors in the past of a BMW 555i based on the existing E60 platform that will sport a Twin-Turbo V8 engine. The same engine is used in the BMW X6 xDrive50i, so the possibility of having the same engine in the 555i was quite high.

I personally highly doubt that BMW will invest any more time, energy and money in the testing of this engine on the existing E60 series. The next generation 5 Series is just around the corner, so within a year, we might actually see the Twin-Turbo V8 400 horsepower engine but on the new F10 platform. 

Pretty cool badge though and I'm sure it draws some attention, especially at BMW meets :)

Tags: ,

Related Posts

4 Responses to “BMW 555i or not?”

  1. zOxta says:
    May 28, 2008 at 10:42 am

    Probably not a 555i , Maybe its owner just wanted to get some attention .

    Reply
  2. BB says:
    May 28, 2008 at 11:13 am

    Looks like a 535i with the 3 removed and replaced. The middle 5 seems less aligned than the others.

    Reply
  3. Mark says:
    May 29, 2008 at 5:03 pm

    And who would this person fool??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    Reply
  4. Jon Harper says:
    May 31, 2008 at 1:30 am

    @Mark: Us, the crazy bimmer fans :)

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Commenting Options
Enter your personal information to the left, or sign in with your Facebook account by clicking the button below. Login via Facebook or Twitter: