Specifications Comparison: 2006 BMW 530i vs 2004 BMW 530i

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Engine Horsepower & Torque

2006 BMW 530i

Engine Horsepower & Torque

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

2004 BMW 530i

Engine Horsepower & Torque

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

Engine Horsepower Per Unit Of Displacement

2006 BMW 530i

Horsepower Per Liter & Inch³

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

2004 BMW 530i

Horsepower Per Liter & Inch³

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

Gas Mileage

2006 BMW 530i

Fuel Mileage (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	MPG City	MPG Hwy	MPG Combined
	3.0L	RWD	19	27	23

2004 BMW 530i

Fuel Mileage (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	MPG City	MPG Hwy	MPG Combined
	3.0L	RWD	19	28	23.5

2006 BMW 530i

Fuel Mileage (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	L/100km City	L/100km Hwy	L/100km Combined
	3.0L	RWD	12.0	9.0	10.0

2004 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

2006 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Size

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

2004 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

2006 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Range (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (Miles)	Highway (Miles)	Combined (Miles)
	3.0L	RWD	351	499	425

2004 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Range (Imp.)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (Miles)	Highway (Miles)	Combined (Miles)
	3.0L	RWD	351	518	434

2006 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Range (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (KM)	Highway (KM)	Combined (KM)
	3.0L	RWD	565	803	684

2004 BMW 530i

Fuel Tank Range (Metric)

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	City (KM)	Highway (KM)	Combined (KM)
	3.0L	RWD	565	834	698

Legroom

2006 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

2004 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

2006 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

2004 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

2006 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

2004 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

2006 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

2006 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: 2006 BMW 530i Ground Clearance (inches)

2004 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: 2006 BMW 530i Ground Clearance (cm)

2004 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

2006 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

2004 BMW 530i

Height

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Height (in)	Height (ft)	Height (cm)	Height (m)
	3.0L	RWD	58	4.83	147.3	1.47

Length

2006 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

2004 BMW 530i

Length

Trim	Eng.	Drive train	Length (in)	Length (ft)	Length (cm)	Length (m)
	3.0L	RWD	190.6	15.88	484.1	4.84

Width Without Mirrors

2006 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

2004 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

2006 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

2004 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

2006 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

2004 BMW 530i

Curb Weight

Trim	Engine	Drive train	Curb Weight	Horsepower	Weight / Horsepower Ratio
	3.0L	RWD	3,472 lbs.	225 hp	15.4 lbs/hp

Cargo Space: Trunk Volume

2006 BMW 530i

Cargo Space

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

2004 BMW 530i

Cargo Space

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

Wiper Sizes

2006 BMW 530i

Wiper Sizes

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

2004 BMW 530i

Wiper Sizes

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

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