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Old 06-29-2002, 10:58 PM
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Default Anyone else drive a new M5? I wasnt so impressed...
and believe it or not, it didnt feel that fast.

I was quite impressed with the interior quality. The thick wheel felt nice, but I didnt like how there was a lot of padding in there. The seats hug you nicely, and def. has a more luxurious feel than the S4 int.

Now the drive...only got to do straight line runs, however it didnt blow me away. Honestly my old S4 with chip.exh and some other mods...felt faster...now i know butt dyno doenst translate into anything definitive...but I just found it intersting. Anyone know where the max torque kicks in? Seems like its quite high in the power band.

Nice car...but the ext is starting to look a bit dated.
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Default Umm, the torque band should be low.....
The BMW V8's run outta juice above 5500 usually
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They are revamping the M5 soon! Saw some pics somewhere!
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Don't get too excited, Bangle will fsck that up too.
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Trust me, it is VERY fast.
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I've never driven anything faster than the M5. guess my S4 needs some work.
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did you have the sport mode on? makes throttle and steering more responsive
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Default With a direct F1 derived V10, 500+ hp, and the new BMW Sequential Manual Shift (SMG)...
it will be the hottest thing on the road. Can't wait.
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I would imagine that my friend left it on, but not sure.
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I believe you, i was just surprised that it didnt "feel" so fast.
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