Specifications Comparison: 2003 BMW 530i vs 2005 BMW 530i

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Engine Horsepower & Torque

2003 BMW 530i

Engine Horsepower & Torque

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	HP	Torque (ft-lbs)
	3.0L	RWD	225	214

2005 BMW 530i

Engine Horsepower & Torque

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	HP	Torque (ft-lbs)
	3.0L	RWD	255	220

Engine Horsepower Per Unit Of Displacement

2003 BMW 530i

Horsepower Per Liter & Inch³

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	HP Per Liter	HP Per Inch³
	3.0L	RWD	75	1.23

2005 BMW 530i

Horsepower Per Liter & Inch³

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	HP Per Liter	HP Per Inch³
	3.0L	RWD	85	1.39

Gas Mileage

2003 BMW 530i

Fuel Mileage (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	MPG City	MPG Hwy	MPG Combined
	3.0L	RWD	21	30	25.5

2005 BMW 530i

Fuel Mileage (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	MPG City	MPG Hwy	MPG Combined
	3.0L	RWD	20	29	24.5

2003 BMW 530i

Fuel Mileage (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	L/100km City	L/100km Hwy	L/100km Combined
	3.0L	RWD	11.0	8.0	9.0

2005 BMW 530i

Fuel Mileage (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	L/100km City	L/100km Hwy	L/100km Combined
	3.0L	RWD	12.0	8.0	10.0

Gas Tank Size

2003 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Size

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Fuel Tank Size (Gal)	Fuel Tank Size (L)
	3.0L	RWD	18.5	70.0

2005 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Size

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Fuel Tank Size (Gal)	Fuel Tank Size (L)
	3.0L	RWD	18.5	70.0

Gas Tank Range

2003 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Range (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (Miles)	Highway (Miles)	Combined (Miles)
	3.0L	RWD	388	555	471

2005 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Range (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (Miles)	Highway (Miles)	Combined (Miles)
	3.0L	RWD	370	536	453

2003 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Range (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (KM)	Highway (KM)	Combined (KM)
	3.0L	RWD	624	893	758

2005 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Range (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (KM)	Highway (KM)	Combined (KM)
	3.0L	RWD	595	863	729

Legroom

2003 BMW 530i

Legroom (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Legroom (in)	2nd Row Legroom (in)	3rd Row Legroom (in)	4th Row Legroom (in)	5th Row Legroom (in)
	3.0L	RWD	41.7	34.2

2005 BMW 530i

Legroom (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Legroom (in)	2nd Row Legroom (in)	3rd Row Legroom (in)	4th Row Legroom (in)	5th Row Legroom (in)
	3.0L	RWD	41.5	36

2003 BMW 530i

Legroom (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Legroom (cm)	2nd Row Legroom (cm)	3rd Row Legroom (cm)	4th Row Legroom (cm)	5th Row Legroom (cm)
	3.0L	RWD	105.9	86.9

2005 BMW 530i

Legroom (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Legroom (cm)	2nd Row Legroom (cm)	3rd Row Legroom (cm)	4th Row Legroom (cm)	5th Row Legroom (cm)
	3.0L	RWD	105.4	91.4

Headroom

2003 BMW 530i

Headroom (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Headroom (in)	2nd Row Headroom (in)	3rd Row Headroom (in)	4th Row Headroom (in)	5th Row Headroom (in)
	3.0L	RWD	37.4	37.2

2005 BMW 530i

Headroom (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Headroom (in)	2nd Row Headroom (in)	3rd Row Headroom (in)	4th Row Headroom (in)	5th Row Headroom (in)
	3.0L	RWD	37.7	37.9

2003 BMW 530i

Headroom (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Headroom (cm)	2nd Row Headroom (cm)	3rd Row Headroom (cm)	4th Row Headroom (cm)	5th Row Headroom (cm)
	3.0L	RWD	95	94.5

2003 BMW 530i

Headroom (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	1st Row Headroom (cm)	2nd Row Headroom (cm)	3rd Row Headroom (cm)	4th Row Headroom (cm)	5th Row Headroom (cm)
	3.0L	RWD	95.8	96.3

Ground Clearance

No Data Available: 2003 BMW 530i Ground Clearance (inches)

2005 BMW 530i

Ground Clearance (inches)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Ground Clearance Front (in)	Ground Clearance Rear (in)	Ground Clearance Min (in)	Ground Clearance Max (in)
	3.0L	RWD			4.5

No Data Available: 2003 BMW 530i Ground Clearance (cm)

2005 BMW 530i

Ground Clearance (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Ground Clearance Front (cm)	Ground Clearance Rear (cm)	Ground Clearance Min (cm)	Ground Clearance Max (cm)
	3.0L	RWD			11.4

Height

2003 BMW 530i

Height

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Height (in)	Height (ft)	Height (cm)	Height (m)
	3.0L	RWD	56.5	4.71	143.5	1.44

2005 BMW 530i

Height

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Height (in)	Height (ft)	Height (cm)	Height (m)
	3.0L	RWD	57.8	4.82	146.8	1.47

Length

2003 BMW 530i

Length

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Length (in)	Length (ft)	Length (cm)	Length (m)
	3.0L	RWD	188	15.67	477.5	4.78

2005 BMW 530i

Length

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Length (in)	Length (ft)	Length (cm)	Length (m)
	3.0L	RWD	191.1	15.92	485.4	4.85

Width Without Mirrors

2003 BMW 530i

Width W/O Mirrors

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Width W/O Mirrors (in)	Width W/O Mirrors (ft)	Width W/O Mirrors (cm)	Width W/O Mirrors (m)
	3.0L	RWD	70.9	5.91	180.1	1.8

2005 BMW 530i

Width W/O Mirrors

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Width W/O Mirrors (in)	Width W/O Mirrors (ft)	Width W/O Mirrors (cm)	Width W/O Mirrors (m)
	3.0L	RWD	72.7	6.06	184.7	1.85

Wheelbase

2003 BMW 530i

Wheelbase

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Wheelbase (in)	Wheelbase (ft)	Wheelbase (cm)	Wheelbase (m)
	3.0L	RWD	111.4	9.28	283	2.83

2005 BMW 530i

Wheelbase

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Wheelbase (in)	Wheelbase (ft)	Wheelbase (cm)	Wheelbase (m)
	3.0L	RWD	113.7	9.47	288.8	2.89

Curb Weight

2003 BMW 530i

Curb Weight

Trim	Engine	Drive train	Curb Weight	Horsepower	Weight / Horsepower Ratio
	3.0L	RWD	3,494 lbs.	225 hp	15.5 lbs/hp

2005 BMW 530i

Curb Weight

Trim	Engine	Drive train	Curb Weight	Horsepower	Weight / Horsepower Ratio
	3.0L	RWD	3,472 lbs.	255 hp	13.6 lbs/hp

Battery Size

No Data Available: 2003 BMW 530i Oil Capacity

2005 BMW 530i

Battery Size

Trim	Battery Code	Length x Width x Height
L6/3.0L	H8	15" x 6 7/8" x 7 3/16"

Cargo Space: Trunk Volume

2003 BMW 530i

Cargo Space

Trim	Trunk Volume ft³	Trunk Volume m³
Sedan Manual Trunk Volume	11.0 ft³	0.31 m³
Sedan Automatic Trunk Volume	11.0 ft³	0.31 m³
M5 Sedan Trunk Volume	11.0 ft³	0.31 m³

2005 BMW 530i

Cargo Space

Trim	Trunk Volume ft³	Trunk Volume m³
Sedan Trunk Volume	14.0 ft³	0.4 m³

Wiper Sizes

2003 BMW 530i

Wiper Sizes

Driver's Side (inches)	Passenger's (inches)	Rear (inches)
26	22	None

2005 BMW 530i

Wiper Sizes

Driver's Side (inches)	Passenger's (inches)	Rear (inches)
24	23	None

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