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      05-20-2010, 11:22 AM   #36
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Originally Posted by citrixscu View Post
I test drove an N55 today, albeit an automatic and vert at that, a bit different than my current N54 6MT. The car felt pretty good. I would say there was a bit less lag around the 2000rpm mark. All in all, the car was nice. It did lack the throaty exhaust of early-production E92s though.
Interesting...any info on why the earlier cars have a different exhaust note? I did the golf-tee mod on my early-07 e92 and it does seem to be louder than some of the '08 and up cars (those that also have the golf-tee mod) at both idle and on the road.
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