Can a E55 (W211) beat the new M5?
05-01-2008, 10:29 PM
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Can a E55 (W211) beat the new M5?
You will need to download Silverlight (Microsoft's Version of Flash) to play this video, but it's worth it!!!
http://www.torque.tv/?player=TorqueT...t=1&ids=183722
http://www.torque.tv/?player=TorqueT...t=1&ids=183722
05-02-2008, 12:22 AM
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nice...thanks for posting!!!
probably should have asked first but i posted a link on m5board. if that's not cool let me know and i'll delete the post.
probably should have asked first but i posted a link on m5board. if that's not cool let me know and i'll delete the post.
05-02-2008, 01:25 AM
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No problem...that's great! Thanks for posting there. It will be interesting to see what they say. Can you post a link?
05-02-2008, 02:12 AM
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05-02-2008, 09:27 PM
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That was pretty interesting to watch. Surprising the E55 only lost by 2 seconds on a 1:40 second lap. I expected a bigger gap. I have to believe that the E63 would have done better around the track. Too bad one wasn't available.
05-02-2008, 10:22 PM
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I'm a little pissed. 
-the equivelent of this over on M5Forum is captioned as "byee55amg" when you put your mouse on top of it. Damn M5 drivers... no offense to anyone here who has an M5. Is there any way that the moderators can change the caption over to "byeM5"?
-the equivelent of this over on M5Forum is captioned as "byee55amg" when you put your mouse on top of it. Damn M5 drivers... no offense to anyone here who has an M5. Is there any way that the moderators can change the caption over to "byeM5"?
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05-05-2008, 12:31 AM
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The M5 only needs the M-DCT (dual clutch)
and it would be a car I would really think about.
I need a car that my wife can driver and be full auto while having the settings in "mild'
I need a car in full auto with settings to "super quick"
and I need a car with manual setting while driving alone.
lack of torque would not be an issue if the DCT keeps the engine spinning. However MPG will suffer.
I like the M5.. but not the SMG3.
and it would be a car I would really think about.
I need a car that my wife can driver and be full auto while having the settings in "mild'
I need a car in full auto with settings to "super quick"
and I need a car with manual setting while driving alone.
lack of torque would not be an issue if the DCT keeps the engine spinning. However MPG will suffer.
I like the M5.. but not the SMG3.
05-05-2008, 08:33 PM
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Every time I have come up against an M5, it's "byeM5"...even on the freeway. I actually even beat an M5 in my C32 from a standing start. Don't get me wrong, the M5 is an awesome car and very fast...especially around corners, but it just doesn't have the ***** the E55 has...especially low-end where it counts.
05-07-2008, 07:34 PM
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