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Old 05-09-2008, 07:13 PM
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E55 vs. M5 (Shootout)

Click on the link below.

It’s a new show out from www.Torque.TV called Head2Head.

This episode takes the E55 (211) and runs it against the M5…

http://www.torque.tv/?player=TorqueT...t=1&ids=183722
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Great Vid. It was posted at little while back already, still want it as a sticky???
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Great video! Thanks for making this a sticky!
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Good video. Cheers

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A lot of good comments have been made about this video in another thread. I think we should unsticky this one and make that one a sticky. We're just gonna have people complaining in here about how we've already seen/commented on this video
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The video states the wrong weight for the E55, it states 4243lbs, mbusa weighs in it at 4087lbs.

The CLS weighs around 42xxlbs...thats the main reason the E55 is the fastest of the 55 AMGs.
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Originally Posted by IB Vendor Setup
Click on the link below.

It’s a new show out from www.Torque.TV called Head2Head.

This episode takes the E55 (211) and runs it against the M5…

http://www.torque.tv/?player=TorqueT...t=1&ids=183722
WOW i cant believe that the m5 beats the e55 by a full 2 seconds
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bone stock E55 AMG
results are pretty much same with C63 vs M3...
BMW is definitely performance-oriented and MB is more luxury-oriented...
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Originally Posted by MJ50
results are pretty much same with C63 vs M3...
BMW is definitely performance-oriented and MB is more luxury-oriented...
is more handling oriented.....I would say.
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Originally Posted by aleksandar1099
WOW i cant believe that the m5 beats the e55 by a full 2 seconds
Haven't checked out the video yet but this result doesn't surprise me. Both remain great cars though and nice to have the choice.
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Great Vid. It was posted at little while back already, still want it as a sticky???
Sorry for the random update but your cars are incredible.
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Great video! Who would have ever thought that the E55 would have had so much drift potential? I think I'll go find an oversized parking lot and practice
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Hey everyone. I'm new to this site and appreciate everyone's knowledge on this website.
I'm gonna buy the next generation E63 or M5 coming in 2 years.
I am very curious about what they will look like and how they will compare.
I wanted to get opinions on what would lead you to purchase one or the other. I figure anyone who bought E63 or E55 also had a choice of M5.
What was your deciding factor? Thanks.
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What was your deciding factor? Thanks.
In a word, torque.

I drove the two back-to-back and wrote a check for the E55, but you can't go wrong with either.

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