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| | 1988-96 BMW E34 5-Series - Road tests - CARSguide (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Before the E34, 5-Series BMWs were looked upon as the poor relations of the prestige segment of the market compared with Mercedes-Benz. |
 | | There was a 520i in the E34 range in Europe before 1990, but with just 85kW on tap it didn't have the sort of performance Australians associated with the BMW badge, so it wasn't sold here. |
 | | Performance was still quite modest by Beemer standards, with the five-speed manual car needing 10.6 seconds to accelerate from zero to 100km/h, and the four-speed auto requiring another second for the same journey. |
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