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Was that the point? Gee thanks for helping with the obvious So much for broadening the scope
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02-16-2019, 08:48 PM | #46 |
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#sad for the M5. Latest and greatest tech and upended by a decade old car with a simple tune. Thing is, that Porsche is at the bottom end of it's depreciation curve. The M5 is at the top and looking to make the cliff dive down.
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Personally, I would take either of the other two over the 2 ton Titanic...uh I mean M5....I know, I know..."It's not a boat...it's a yacht." |
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There was only one Omega GTR - that was AMS's test mule. It has been replaced by customer cars (which much much more power). The last Omega was the test mule for my package - the Alpha 16. The new packages are Alpha 9x, 10x, 12x, and 16x (GTX turbos versus the regular GT turbos - so GTX 28's, 30's, 35's and 37's respectively). You are correct that even the old Alpha 12 was quick running mid 8's at about 165 MPH. |
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02-16-2019, 11:40 PM | #49 | |
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I mean you are right the M5 is a luxury sedan that can seat 5 and the other 2 are sports cars that can realistically seat 2. A bike can seat 2 too. Bike wins! |
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02-17-2019, 12:02 AM | #50 |
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Pointless.
Car wow seems to enjoy BMW bashing these days. This drag race compares to modified sports cars to a standard super saloon.
Overwhelmingly, this presenter seems love to find ways to show up BMW models over various car tests. |
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02-17-2019, 05:22 AM | #51 | |
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And regarding other commenters saying this test was unfair. This comparison wasn't to diss the M5 Comp. The M5 comp has silly acceleration figures beating a lot of supercars. It's fun seeing really fast cars drag race. No one actually considers this a serious comparison test. Some of you guys need to lighten up a bit. The M5 is obviously the most luxurious while the GT-R and Porsche are more track machines. No one is cross shopping them unless they're just buying a car for image. Last edited by upsidedownfunnel; 02-17-2019 at 05:29 AM.. |
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02-17-2019, 10:01 AM | #54 |
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and with the M5 you can take 3 of your buddies with you for drinks after
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Or better yet, Golfing, then drinks at the clubhouse at the end of it all.
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are you thinking about buying huge life insurance on her
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I like that even better however its pretty tricky to get 4 bags in the trunk that's why I left that out lol
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I love the amount of comments from people who have 0 to no understanding of the M5's appeal.
The M5 is meant for people who want a car that does it all or who want a fast and capable car to travel with family and etc. It is not meant for a 911 or GTR owner. It is impressive that it gets cross shoped with this car due to its ability. I can not afford to have a 911 and a fast saloon (say an S7) and a luxury cruiser (S560, or even a 540iM). If I had this 3 cars I would have twice as much equity invested in depreciating assets (which makes 0 sense). So I just bought a F90 M5 which does the job pretty well and I know well its cost of ownership. Plus I can take the kids to school in Efficiency and go to work in full Sport Plus |
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02-17-2019, 09:37 PM | #62 |
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Stock for stock - even the 720S will be challenged by most liter bikes.
That said - beating liter bikes once modded isn’t that challenging. Even S1000RR’s - which are quicker and faster than most liter bikes - HP4 - even the H2R which was taken down by an Alpha 12 equivalent GTR. Yes - there is no question price differences are beyond substanal - but it’s tough from a traction and rider quality perspective to get higher and higher power down. Bikes are still the best performance buy for the dollar by a huge margin. My friend Fadi raced a 400+ whp turbo busa - with his UGR 2R setup (his car made 1800+ awhp - making my 1600+ awhp setup seem quite slow) - and it is an epic race. Both are friends - and the Bike beat Fadi when he was a stage 3 UGR car (about 1100 awhp) - so after Fadi returned with his upgrades - the Bike turned up the boost and they went at it. Great race. In the end - there is always something quicker and faster than you. |
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We don't need to overreact to videos like this. I just view those videos as a good barometer of what kind of results one might expect out there on the streets, where you are not always going up against cars in the same segment.
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The real test would put all three cars for a lap around a circuit. The Porsche and GTR would leave the BMW far behind there.
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