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- From: crash@hal.com (Chris Craddock)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: M5 vs. Sports Cars
- Message-ID: <151ba8INN3d5@hal.com>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 17:21:12 GMT
- References: <SUDEEP.92Jul23154930@pundit.arc.UUCP> <5111@transfer.stratus.com>
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- In article <5111@transfer.stratus.com>, cdodson@beast.cac.stratus.com (R. Craig Dodson) writes:
- |> In article <SUDEEP.92Jul23154930@pundit.arc.UUCP> sudeep@arc.UUCP (Sudeep
- |> Sharma) writes:
- |> >
- |> > Have you driven not the BMW 535i sedan but the M5?
- |> > It will blow the sh*t out of most sport cars!
- |> >
- |> > Sean.
- |>
- |> Most ?
- |>
- |> You could almost buy two RX-7's for the price of an M5, and each one will
- |> peel the paint right off the M5. Faster acceleration, better brakes, better
- |> handling. Same for a new Corvette LT-1, same for a 300zx twin turbo, same
- |> for a Stealth/3000GT.
- |>
- |> The M5's of the mid-late 80's were among the faster cars of their day, but
- |> comparing a new M5 to any of the recent generation of super-sports cars is
- |> a little far-fetched. The new 5-series body is just too heavy.
- |>
- |> Craig Dodson (Stratus Computer)
- |> cdodson@beast.cac.stratus..com
-
- If you don't mind letting a good story get in the way of facts, then you might
- be right. Yes, the current M5 is a heavy car - although its lighter than the
- Stealth/3000GT TTs. On the other hand, it is clean through the air, it has 315
- genuine German HP and peels off 0-60 in under 6 seconds. Not too shabby for a
- fat old man's car :O)
-
- The RX7 is barely any faster in the real world (ditto for 300ZX, Corvette, etc)
- and the M5 is supremely quiet and comfortable. Don't believe me, go drive one
- (if you can persuade a dealer to let you). The M5 is *the* best touring car in
- the world, IMHO, but if it isn't the only alternative is also a gotterdamerung
- German - the MB 500E.
-
- Chris.
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