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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tkw" data-source="post: 288434" data-attributes="member: 830">Yes it's drive-by-wire for year 2001 325i with M54 double vanos engine. Drive-by-wire simply means the throttle is not connected to the gas pedal by a cable. Instead, it is electro-mechanically controlled (no throttle cable) and it is linked to the auto transmission computer. By flicking the steptronic gearshift to sports mode, you sharpen the response of both the engine speed and transmission downshift for a more aggresive drive. The facelifted model has a revised suspension settings in response to some negative remarks about the prefacelift version being on the soft side. For that price with all the cosmetic goodies thrown in, I think it is a reasonably good buy.</blockquote>