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      06-17-2011, 09:46 AM   #290
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Those fuel figures are very good, the whole package seems faultless for this sort of car, hopefully it sounds nice, too.

To all the people complaining about the weight...
You do realize this is a 4 door, 5 seat, large sized saloon car with just about every gadget in the book, right? Its not like all its rivals are feather-weights either, they are all in the same sort of weight division, some even heavier.

You want a light, nimble car? Then go by a 1M. Fact is, if you want/need a bigger saloon car, it's probably going to be heavy.

As for the people whining about the X5/6M power output compared to the M5... This thing weighs almost 400kg (almost 900lbs) less, has an improved power curve, a dual clutch transmission and launch control.

That would be like complaining if the M2 had a similar output to the 1M but it had M DCT, improved power delivery, launch control and weighed a third of a ton less... Crazy. Trust me, it'll be biblically quick and properly good.

The new M5 has plenty of power...
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