Test drove the M5C - Didn't feel quick?

JSteinMD · 08-14-2020, 10:54 PM

I had the same experience. Had lots of AMG experience at AMG Driving Academy, but brand loyalty to BMW for the past 12 years. Test drove M5C at M town event last year and was disappointed. The car almost felt "too good." Too quiet and smooth at speed, vs E63S felt more visceral with brutal exhaust. I ultimately picked up a 2019 E63S. Now reading the comments on this thread, I suspect that I might have had a different impression with different settings. But both are great cars!

av.7447 · 08-15-2020, 12:27 AM

With my butt dyno my M5 always felt slower than my neighbors older gen E63 even though my 1/4 times were much faster! No clue why... maybe the neighbor’s grass is always greener? 😅

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JSteinMD Enlisted Member 27 Rep 38 Posts Drives: 2014 F15 X5 50i SAV Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	I had the same experience. Had lots of AMG experience at AMG Driving Academy, but brand loyalty to BMW for the past 12 years. Test drove M5C at M town event last year and was disappointed. The car almost felt "too good." Too quiet and smooth at speed, vs E63S felt more visceral with brutal exhaust. I ultimately picked up a 2019 E63S. Now reading the comments on this thread, I suspect that I might have had a different impression with different settings. But both are great cars!
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av.7447 Second Lieutenant 180 Rep 253 Posts Drives: E39, E60 M5, F06 M6, F15, F90 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	With my butt dyno my M5 always felt slower than my neighbors older gen E63 even though my 1/4 times were much faster! No clue why... maybe the neighbor’s grass is always greener? 😅
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