F10 M5 review by Top Gear's James May (and vs. E63 AMG)

e92ben · 10-06-2011, 07:25 AM

What a cool M3! I like that he put a 3 series body kit on it, what a wolf in sheep's clothing

SlowinFastout · 10-06-2011, 07:51 AM

hey all

since i cant use the PM system on these forums yet, i'd like to ask some user here to forward my text to admin "Jason"

I had no intention to offend/attack anybody or break forum rules with my post about the M5 doing drifts.

thanks

philiosm3 · 10-06-2011, 08:13 AM

The Daddy is back........!!!

Enjoy

kdbryce · 10-06-2011, 02:50 PM

how much better would this have been if Jeremy had written it? haha

Onurleft · 10-06-2011, 03:45 PM

James May is brilliant. Top Gear would never be Tog Gear - Magazine or show, without him.

G2G · 10-06-2011, 05:52 PM

why would the say:

E60 = 0-60mph= 4.7 and than just 2cm below
0-62mph= 4.7

hops, some little error has occurred my little topgear friends!

CJ421 · 10-06-2011, 08:03 PM

Great article. James did a nice job describing everything.

The M5 E39 in Le Mans

Damn it to hell, I need to save up for an M5 now. The F10 just looks too damn nice. So sick, inside and out.

335i101 · 10-06-2011, 11:14 PM

What "technique" is used at the end of the video?? Is that "just" drifting?

Can a stock 335i do that?? A tuned one??

IS3andME · 10-07-2011, 06:46 AM

Imagine, this M5 with the AMG engine...something to think about...

LemonOne · 10-07-2011, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IS3andME

Imagine, this M5 with the AMG engine...something to think about...

The 6.3L AMG engine is flawed. It's being sued by owners right now

ryan970 · 10-08-2011, 04:07 AM

I think RH should have done the review because JC is cool and everything but pretty biased and James is just boring.

Hula-Hula · 10-08-2011, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 335i101

What "technique" is used at the end of the video?? Is that "just" drifting?

Can a stock 335i do that?? A tuned one??

What are you talking about?

IS3andME · 10-08-2011, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LemonOne

The 6.3L AMG engine is flawed. It's being sued by owners right now

If you read the article, this car has the new 5.5 TT V8....and the the old engine was a 6.2, not a 6.3, pay attention.

phish_100 · 10-08-2011, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hula-Hula

Quote:

Originally Posted by 335i101

What "technique" is used at the end of the video?? Is that "just" drifting?

Can a stock 335i do that?? A tuned one??

What are you talking about?

Yes. What on earth are you on about? Oversteer is the technique and any car can do it, but powerful rear wheel drive cars like the m5 are best. Any rwd BM will be perfect though.

M3V10 · 10-09-2011, 09:17 AM

awesome!

Robin_NL · 10-09-2011, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phish_100

Yes. What on earth are you on about? Oversteer is the technique and any car can do it, but powerful rear wheel drive cars like the m5 are best. Any rwd BM will be perfect though.

9 out of 10 times you NEED a limited slip diff though, to keep going sideways/doughnutting. Not any 300BHP BMW can do that. i tried it with my F10(I had a E46 M3 and E90 M3 before) and it only works well in the snow.The ///M models :For sure. Easily.

phish_100 · 10-09-2011, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Robin Hood

Quote:

Originally Posted by phish_100

Yes. What on earth are you on about? Oversteer is the technique and any car can do it, but powerful rear wheel drive cars like the m5 are best. Any rwd BM will be perfect though.

9 out of 10 times you NEED a limited slip diff though, to keep going sideways/doughnutting. Not any 300BHP BMW can do that. i tried it with my F10(I had a E46 M3 and E90 M3 before) and it only works well in the snow.The ///M models :For sure. Easily.

Agree you need a variable diff to maintain a slide.

King335i · 10-09-2011, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prophizee

RIP Mr Jobs you were a visionary and brilliant all around man. Your legacy will always be remembered in all our hearts.... Please any one who is saying apple is lame. Get a life and show the man some respect. Regardless if you like apple or not he gave his life to his company and you should respect that; it's the decent thing to do.

Even if this comment had something to do with the topic at hand, it'd still be full of holes. Sure Steve Jobs had great success and probably helped a lot of people, but do you know anything about Foxconn?

Jobs wasn't all peaches and cream, learn: http://micgadget.com/3793/the-real-t...icide-cluster/

King335i · 10-09-2011, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IS3andME

If you read the article, this car has the new 5.5 TT V8....and the the old engine was a 6.2, not a 6.3, pay attention.

+1

The issues with the 6.2 in all the AMG 63 cars is something that only affects something like 2008 and earlier model years. Listen to IS3andME, pay attention.

Billyray911 · 10-11-2011, 06:58 PM

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