BMW X5M
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09 CLK550
BMW X5M
So i was in mexico and i see this brand spanking new 2010 BMW X5M, he was driving a bit wreckles. Then a E350 starts going in front of me and the X5M, trying to play i guess.
X5 gets on the gas so do i right behind him he can't lose me at all, i am right on his tail he goes from middle lane to right lane and i go to the left lane.
I am about to pass him and then boom he starts switching in to me at about 130MPH, i thought he will see me but no, i was about 10 inches from his driver side door. i slammed my brakes so hard that my tires started skiding. So now i am thinking... did that car need a better driver?
thats a 4.4 TT 550 HP car with 501 TQ..... i know the weight of the car is 5368lbs and i am at about 3700 thats 1668lbs difference but i was expecting him to just walk me easy...
X5 gets on the gas so do i right behind him he can't lose me at all, i am right on his tail he goes from middle lane to right lane and i go to the left lane.
I am about to pass him and then boom he starts switching in to me at about 130MPH, i thought he will see me but no, i was about 10 inches from his driver side door. i slammed my brakes so hard that my tires started skiding. So now i am thinking... did that car need a better driver?
thats a 4.4 TT 550 HP car with 501 TQ..... i know the weight of the car is 5368lbs and i am at about 3700 thats 1668lbs difference but i was expecting him to just walk me easy...
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Interesting story but if you slammed on your brakes, your car shouldn't have gone into a skid...ABS? The M should have walked on you but maybe it's a new car and/or the driver isn't used to the car. They only have been out for a month or two.
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it wasnt like a brutal skid it was a quick skid sound cause i braked very hard.
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The X5M should have wrecked you down low, but at 130+mph that thing has to displace enough air to fill the Hindenberg every second.
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weight and aerodynamics...
look at the latest trap speed for the X5M... 108.5.
Just about even with a any 5.5L car. CLK550/E550/CLS550.
It quick from the get go.. due to AWD and torque monster and launch control.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...topanel..1.*#3
look at the latest trap speed for the X5M... 108.5.
Just about even with a any 5.5L car. CLK550/E550/CLS550.
It quick from the get go.. due to AWD and torque monster and launch control.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...topanel..1.*#3
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weight and aerodynamics...
look at the latest trap speed for the X5M... 108.5.
Just about even with a any 5.5L car. CLK550/E550/CLS550.
It quick from the get go.. due to AWD and torque monster and launch control.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...topanel..1.*#3
look at the latest trap speed for the X5M... 108.5.
Just about even with a any 5.5L car. CLK550/E550/CLS550.
It quick from the get go.. due to AWD and torque monster and launch control.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...topanel..1.*#3
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