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1997 BMW 540i [E39] 
Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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![1997 BMW 540i [E39]](i001880.jpg)
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Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
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◊ 2005-01-18 00:15 |
BMW E39 540i![[Image: gone28fo.86.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is23/gone28fo.86.jpg) -- Last edit: 2006-01-23 22:35:33 |
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◊ 2006-03-17 18:02 |
Yes this is an E39 540i. The rear badge is a give away, but I can tell just by the wheels (early E39 540's used these multi-fin/spoke wheels). The car is a `97-`00. It is driven quite aggressively at the end of the movie. Could have been more dramatic. No sounds of the V-8 howling, no tires spinning (DSC on I guess), a few slides/overteer stunts, and a cool reverse spin. No special interior or exterior shots (no close-ups). This car was by no means the center of attention - the Shelby was. The car was used in one minor scene in the middle of the movie (when the cop switches driving the Cadilac for the Bimmer, and pulls up at the warehouse to check things out), and the final main chase scene. Overall not too impressive, but not bad - very little focus on this E39. Maybe 5 min of total footage. |
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◊ 2007-07-03 20:51 |
It still only deserves 3 stars, as the Shelby also deserves only 4, not 5. |
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◊ 2007-07-03 22:22 |
The chase is long enough for 4 stars, and the car was also used in other scenes. The Shelby is known and popular enough to have 5 stars. In addition of that, it has a key role in the movie story. If that one does not justify the 5 stars, which one does? |
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◊ 2007-07-03 22:38 |
Nevermind, I understand your point. |
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◊ 2007-07-06 05:02 |
1-Baker-11. They should have at least used a Mercurey |
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◊ 2008-03-10 00:12 |
real plate. |
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◊ 2008-11-02 03:14 |
I don't think so. The California DMV doesn't use I, O, or Q in the first or third place of the three-letter combination. |
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◊ 2013-07-06 15:58 |
99-00 528i sport with Non sport 540i wheels and badge. I see the 3 spoke sport steering wheel but seeing the window trim going from black gloss to chrome is really a annoyance. The engine screams Bmw inline-6 everywhere, not once did I see any rapid acceleration or a burnout. The 540i V8's have a has a deep V8 snarl which sounds nothing like the raspy six cylinders. Anyways they're movie cars so in order to save money they used a practically new 528i at the time which is more nimble with rack and pinion steering, lighter, and cheaper to ruin. Most of the sliding scene's were at low speeds which does means nothing. A real 540i would've made this chase scene more entertaining. |
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◊ 2013-07-08 17:57 |
For the sound, it is so often replaced in post-production that it is not a good indication. They most likely used several cars. Indeed they might have used cheaper models, especially when destroying it, but they might have used at least one real 540i for some scenes. -- Last edit: 2013-07-08 17:58:05 |
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