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10-25-2011, 03:52 AM | #26 |
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I feel that the new M5 has many key negatives (like the weight and engine response) but everything is offset/masked to the reviewers by the engine power. And indeed, this would be a great car for touring and drag racing, especially with some additional engine tuning. It could become a 10 second car with some careful tuning.
I said it even before the M5 was released, the new 5-series is so big and heavy (I drove one and it was horrible) that no M engineer could make it feel like a real sports car. |
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10-25-2011, 04:10 AM | #27 |
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In other reviews, I have read that sport plus is utterly insane and is not acceptable for road use. you seem to have had 2 out of 3 settings to sport plus on the road, with only the steering to comfort. I was thinking that for the road when you want a more intense driving experience, you would only set all settings to Sport and not sport plus? Just an observation really
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10-25-2011, 04:30 AM | #28 |
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Throttle lag- Not throttle lag!
Nice- Recount, sounds like you had a blast!
The throttle lag you speak of is the traction control keeping you from spinning the wheels during the rain. Unless you had it in sport plus (all nannies off) which I doubt they let you do. The computer kills the torque curve so you don't just spin. This is why during the morning in the dry you did not experience this. DSC was saving you. Its not a flaw it's a safety feature because 99.9% of people that buy this car can't truly handle it (not targeting you but I think you get my point). Having driven the M5 on Ascari earlier this year, I cam away with the car being much more tossable than it should be and it is much quicker around the track than the M3. You can hit the back kink at full throttle and brake before the chicane where if the front is set right you can go through much quicker than you think. Is it as precise in tight areas as the M3- nope but the car is much better sorted than is imaginable. FYI- It knocks even the M3 GTS out on the 'Ring.
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Does the new M5 have active stabilisers (Dynamic Drive)? It would hugely benefit a car of this heft. My 740i M sport and previous X5M have this technology and it amazes me how quickly you can take corners with this technology on a large heavy car. Heck, even the 911 has it now and it is said to contribute to 4s improvement in lap time at the Ring compared to a model without that option. Imagine what it can do to a taller, heavier car!
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I believe it when BMW says this car is faster on the Ring than the M3. But the M3 just "feels" more nimble. That said if I was buying a new car next June, I'd take the M5 no questions! The breadth of the vehicles capabilities are just astonishing.
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Please park it in my driveway and put the keys through the mail slot. Send me the bill later.
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Might be hard nappa, but it looked and felt like plastic to me. It's odd because everything else is leather. Perhaps it is hard nappa.
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Wow, you're a lucky man getting to experience this.
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Looked like a pretty sweet experience. I like that they had the previous generations there as well.
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I'm really really jelly of this. Looks like an amazing time! Also those are great pics with the iphone!
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