The BMW N52 inline-six engine has certainly earned its reputation of being not only one of BMW's most reliable engines, but one of the most reliable engines to come out of Germany as a whole.The ...

The N52-powered 5 Series lineup was reasonably powerful, making the 530i with the sequential manual transmission the fastest, boasting a zero-to-60-mph run of 6.4 seconds and a 149-mph top speed.

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