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Old Jun 5, 2003 | 08:22 PM
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New Road & Track Comparison

E55 v. RS6 v. Jag S (Type R) v. M5

and the winner is....E55!

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....ber=1&preview=
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Old Jun 5, 2003 | 09:34 PM
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Odd... tha last time they did the exact same comparison, the E55 was 3rd just ahead of the Jag and behind the M5 and RS6.
They really should make up their minds. :p
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Old Jun 5, 2003 | 11:05 PM
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Originally posted by Silver_Lana
Odd... tha last time they did the exact same comparison, the E55 was 3rd just ahead of the Jag and behind the M5 and RS6.
They really should make up their minds. :p
your right, but its wierd, preformance wise the rs6 won, and e55 was second, then they gave points for how much the car costs, and thats how the e55 won
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Old Jun 6, 2003 | 09:39 PM
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Originally posted by Silver_Lana
Odd... tha last time they did the exact same comparison, the E55 was 3rd just ahead of the Jag and behind the M5 and RS6.
They really should make up their minds. :p
That was from Car & Driver, this one is from Road & Track.
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Old Jun 8, 2003 | 01:18 AM
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Thanks, gobenz! I enjoyed the article.
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