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Originally Posted by TheBingoBalls
The RS6 and E63 AMG are better all-around cars. You can say the M5 is more fun but that's the only thing the M5 really has over the RS6 and E63. AWD may be utter s--t to you, so you may think that the RS6 and E63 are not as good cars but on paper they are better all-around cars than the RWD M5. This is not even a debate.
And what would you classify as "hooning"? While it may not be as easy and you might have to work a bit harder, I'm pretty sure you can make the RS6 and E63 do stupid things the M5 can easily do because it's driven by two wheels.
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To make the car even a better all around car you then add All Season tires?
To get an even better all around vehicle get the X5M? It will do most of what the above will do but also carry a lot of stuff and have great ground clearance.
That's the problem with trying to make a "do all" vehicle, next thing you know you end up with an overweight SUV with all season tires that does everything pretty well, the numbers are pretty good, and the volume buyers are pretty happy with the car.
From the lead behind the ATS-V -
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Q: Did you consider all-wheel-drive for this car?
Buttermore: This was always a rear drive architecture. And for ultimate track performance that is the way to go. AWD is expensive and heavy and bad for vehicle dynamics. It will give you worse fuel economy, worse high-speed handling. There are so many things that are negative — the one thing it does well is accelerate quickly so your 0-60 times are better. It has its applications, but not in the V-series.
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