A run in with an M5
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A run in with an M5
So i was running late for training at the pitch and had left the office in a bit of a hurry. Halfway to the training pitch, i saw an M5 speeding in front of me after exiting the petrol kiosk. so i thought i'd catch up with it discreetly.
To my fortune, i rolled next to it by the traffic lights just entering into the dual carriageway (uphill)! so i turned to the driver and gave him a thumbs up and he nodded. clicked to sports mode and man did i pull away!!! hahaha so i released the pedal and it caught up to me and stepped on it again and i just had the biggest smirk!!!
Apart from the day i purchased the C63, that was probably the happiest day i've had riding it! don't you just love AMG! and that's just a standard C63. Imagine a tuned up version!!!
Touche!
To my fortune, i rolled next to it by the traffic lights just entering into the dual carriageway (uphill)! so i turned to the driver and gave him a thumbs up and he nodded. clicked to sports mode and man did i pull away!!! hahaha so i released the pedal and it caught up to me and stepped on it again and i just had the biggest smirk!!!
Apart from the day i purchased the C63, that was probably the happiest day i've had riding it! don't you just love AMG! and that's just a standard C63. Imagine a tuned up version!!!
Touche!
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Last Emperor: i agree with you on the top end.. definitely the M5 has a bit more to give but it would have to do some serious work with its horses!!! 
wuyichao: i have no doubt about its LC had a cousin who test drove the M5 and he was preaching on the power after the drive. after he had a ride in my C63, he was speechless! he couldn't believe in the awesome gear changes and smooth horses in the C63..
wuyichao: i have no doubt about its LC
had a cousin who test drove the M5 and he was preaching on the power after the drive. after he had a ride in my C63, he was speechless! he couldn't believe in the awesome gear changes and smooth horses in the C63..
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heres my 2 pennys.
from a stand still the c63 would win and the m5 to catch up over 100mph.
from a roll the m5 all the way.
the m5 and the c63 is the 200lb weight dif
m5 weight=4012 unloaded.
c63 weight=3814 unloaded.
now the problem with the m5 is take off. roilling do the math 500+ hp to 451 hp. smg to speedshift.
c63 is 8.45 lb per hp 8.456x451=3814lb
m5 is 8.0 lb per hp 8.024x500=4012lb
m5 wins.
from a stand still the c63 would win and the m5 to catch up over 100mph.
from a roll the m5 all the way.
the m5 and the c63 is the 200lb weight dif
m5 weight=4012 unloaded.
c63 weight=3814 unloaded.
now the problem with the m5 is take off. roilling do the math 500+ hp to 451 hp. smg to speedshift.
c63 is 8.45 lb per hp 8.456x451=3814lb
m5 is 8.0 lb per hp 8.024x500=4012lb
m5 wins.
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heres my 2 pennys.
from a stand still the c63 would win and the m5 to catch up over 100mph.
from a roll the m5 all the way.
the m5 and the c63 is the 200lb weight dif
m5 weight=4012 unloaded.
c63 weight=3814 unloaded.
now the problem with the m5 is take off. roilling do the math 500+ hp to 451 hp. smg to speedshift.
c63 is 8.45 lb per hp 8.456x451=3814lb
m5 is 8.0 lb per hp 8.024x500=4012lb
m5 wins.
from a stand still the c63 would win and the m5 to catch up over 100mph.
from a roll the m5 all the way.
the m5 and the c63 is the 200lb weight dif
m5 weight=4012 unloaded.
c63 weight=3814 unloaded.
now the problem with the m5 is take off. roilling do the math 500+ hp to 451 hp. smg to speedshift.
c63 is 8.45 lb per hp 8.456x451=3814lb
m5 is 8.0 lb per hp 8.024x500=4012lb
m5 wins.
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mthis and carl: i have no doubt the M5 would whoop me in the top end.. but i have to say.. i did enjoy leaving the M5 by the traffic lights!!! 
came, saw and conquered!
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Ya but wait until you run against a chipped 335i. 
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
So i was running late for training at the pitch and had left the office in a bit of a hurry. Halfway to the training pitch, i saw an M5 speeding in front of me after exiting the petrol kiosk. so i thought i'd catch up with it discreetly.
To my fortune, i rolled next to it by the traffic lights just entering into the dual carriageway (uphill)! so i turned to the driver and gave him a thumbs up and he nodded. clicked to sports mode and man did i pull away!!! hahaha so i released the pedal and it caught up to me and stepped on it again and i just had the biggest smirk!!!
Apart from the day i purchased the C63, that was probably the happiest day i've had riding it! don't you just love AMG! and that's just a standard C63. Imagine a tuned up version!!!
Touche!
To my fortune, i rolled next to it by the traffic lights just entering into the dual carriageway (uphill)! so i turned to the driver and gave him a thumbs up and he nodded. clicked to sports mode and man did i pull away!!! hahaha so i released the pedal and it caught up to me and stepped on it again and i just had the biggest smirk!!!
Apart from the day i purchased the C63, that was probably the happiest day i've had riding it! don't you just love AMG! and that's just a standard C63. Imagine a tuned up version!!!
Touche!
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Personally, I know better than to line up with an AMG at a stoplight.
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They're supposedly very fast depending on the tune, I've seen YouTube vids of them outrunning a lot of cars, not sure how reliable that power is over time (heatsoak) and I've never run into a 335 that I couldn't kill.
Personally, I know better than to line up with an AMG at a stoplight.
Personally, I know better than to line up with an AMG at a stoplight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y27VMeSrJas
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SebringSilver: do share with us on how the Vishnu tuned 335i performed. been reading up that there were some mixed feelings with Vishnu performance systems. lol twin turbos on a 335i!
All hail GTR!
But love is always to the C63 AMG (i'm not biased!)
All hail GTR!
But love is always to the C63 AMG (i'm not biased!)
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hey at least you know what im talking about. thats smg is wack im so pissed at that or else i would of had a m5. i had a m3 with smg the worst never agin will i get a smg car. stick or auto for me.
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Well I really don't know what you're talking about with regards to the SMG, it's a great transmission that's mated to the 3-time consecutive world performance engine of the year. Sorry to tell you this but AMG is going SMG. The Speedshift was just a stepping stone. If you haven't driven BMW's SMGIII then you wouldn't understand that there's no comparison with SMGII. The M5's transmission is worlds away from the M3's. Yes its a bit clunky, but the car absolutely moves at high speeds, especially if driven properly.
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Well I really don't know what you're talking about with regards to the SMG, it's a great transmission that's mated to the 3-time consecutive world performance engine of the year. Sorry to tell you this but AMG is going SMG. The Speedshift was just a stepping stone. If you haven't driven BMW's SMGIII then you wouldn't understand that there's no comparison with SMGII. The M5's transmission is worlds away from the M3's. Yes its a bit clunky, but the car absolutely moves at high speeds, especially if driven properly.
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Each boom is usually coincided with a nice chirp from the tires and then another trip to 8250rpm. Sorry man but the only other cars that can give you that sensation have prancing horses on the hood.
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Well I really don't know what you're talking about with regards to the SMG, it's a great transmission that's mated to the 3-time consecutive world performance engine of the year. Sorry to tell you this but AMG is going SMG. The Speedshift was just a stepping stone. If you haven't driven BMW's SMGIII then you wouldn't understand that there's no comparison with SMGII. The M5's transmission is worlds away from the M3's. Yes its a bit clunky, but the car absolutely moves at high speeds, especially if driven properly.
dont get me wrong here i love how it shift when racing, cant beat it. im talking about normal driving. i had a chance to drive the m5 with the smg3 i very close friend of mine had one. and i drove it alot of time. alot of times meaning i would have the car in my driveway and a spear key.
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+1 that car does chirp 3 everytime.
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I've had limited seat time in the E60 M5 but this sums up the experience perfectly.
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Is it faster than, say, a C63? I don't think so. We didn't get a chance to do anything to scientifically prove it one way or another, but seat of the pants reaction tells me it's close to the performance of a stock C63. Most of us felt it was probably faster than a stock e92 M3.
There are some pictures of the meet here: https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w...c-meet-10.html
