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  1. 07-07-2004, 11:48 PM #21
    Martin in Bellevue
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    Default Scott, you forget the 13 cent ball joint?

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    can only wait to see what some various performance numbers/times end up being. Their claim is that the high revving nature of this engine is the suitable alternative to higher displacement, lower revving V8. I have no where near enough knowledge to confirm the validity of this, but the people at BMW M know what they are doing while all you do is spout queer prose, and use unsafe techniques to dismount tires just to save $25......a recurring theme.
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  2. 07-07-2004, 11:51 PM #22
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    lol
    u can NEVER be stuck on torque. have u driven a car with an insane amout of torque?
    i have and i must say it feels GREAT to not have to go over 2000rpm and reach 40mph faster than anyone else in traffic....

    esp since cars are getting heavier and heavier every day u need LOTS of torque.
    but hp is good too =
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  3. 07-08-2004, 01:10 AM #23
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    Woah. 330kph (205 MPH) top speed?!?!?! For an E60 sedan?

    So much for my puny 275 kph (171 mph) top speed..
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  4. 07-08-2004, 01:15 AM #24
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    Oh no! They canceled the Touring!

    So much for a decent looking E60 M5...

    (Not to mention my desire to to buy one)
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  5. 07-08-2004, 01:19 AM #25
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    It sounds like BMW is moving the M5's engine character back towards what they had with the S38B36/B38 engines (E28 M5, E34 M5s) where big revs = big power as opposed to the big block, torque down low. Not that M5 would be anything you could call torque deficient... it'll probably have 300+ lb/ft over the entire useful rev range.

    ...Which, IMHO, is qute satisfactory. When I wind out my 3.8L M5T the last 2000 RPMs or so, the car just leaps forward like a wild animal. A very satisfying experience. :-)
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  6. 07-08-2004, 11:33 AM #26
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    as i once read on this board before: "torque gets you there, HP keeps you there"

    Quote Originally Posted by bahnstormer
    lol
    u can NEVER be stuck on torque. have u driven a car with an insane amout of torque?
    i have and i must say it feels GREAT to not have to go over 2000rpm and reach 40mph faster than anyone else in traffic....

    esp since cars are getting heavier and heavier every day u need LOTS of torque.
    but hp is good too =




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  7. 07-12-2004, 08:51 AM #27
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    could somebody give ryan a link to the merc owners forum plz? lol
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