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Old 08-04-05 | 12:25 PM
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Default Video: Jeremy Clarkson reviews the E60 M5

Hopefully not a repost.
http://members.roadfly.com/jason2/TopGearE60M5.wmv

EDIT: Hmm here was his text review:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=166732
Old 08-04-05 | 01:25 PM
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Good clip.
It's only great in the M mode, LOL.
Old 08-04-05 | 02:45 PM
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I wouldnt even concider the car after what i just saw. Its too fragile and although i will never drive it as hard, its still not worth the money. Not to mention that annoying Navi-Lady.....
Old 08-04-05 | 03:55 PM
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the navi lady can be turned off if you don't program anything...

Jeremy Clarkson is famous for refusing to figure things out...especially women in navigation computers.

and about things being fragile.... the Top Gear guys drive cars REALLY hard....i mean REALLY REALLY hard..

with the track and all that....they can push the speed limits of the car rather well, and since most of the cars they test are press release models...they're even more fragile (been passed around more people like Jeremy, etc. etc.)
Old 08-04-05 | 04:15 PM
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another awesome top gear clip
Old 08-04-05 | 04:32 PM
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The first part was hilarious.

"Rawr! Rawr! I'm a SHARK! Rawr!"
Old 08-04-05 | 05:20 PM
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Typically funny, but not really in-depth . . .
Old 08-04-05 | 09:09 PM
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i though this was a petty funny segment when i saw it on the show. i just love how he yells at the satnav lady.
Old 08-04-05 | 09:26 PM
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well i guess no one really like all those "featuers" huh? after all, it's the m5, it just goes....

and damn no way to turn off that woman voice? haha

oh and btw, it's so funny when stick was driving the car the woman still tried to talk, HAHHAHAA

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Old 08-04-05 | 09:40 PM
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Thanks for the vid!! Classic Clarkson, ugly car, too damn annoying, then he hits the M button and it becomes an "epic" car.

He said fragile, both cars driven on the track broke down.

When he was trying to explain things and the NAV kept interupting him, LMAO!!

That was great to watch
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To BMW there is only one thing that matters.......... it's a 4 door sedan that's turning lap times just under the worlds best supercars.

That's what is was made for.
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Originally Posted by O. L. T.
To BMW there is only one thing that matters.......... it's a 4 door sedan that's turning lap times just under the worlds best supercars.

That's what is was made for.
well then maybe it's more helpful if they just dont' add the other stuff on the car
Old 08-05-05 | 01:53 AM
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Great vid. My favorite part starts at 06:45 as he wrings it out to almost 8 and a half thousand RPMs while dipping into the red!
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Originally Posted by O. L. T.
To BMW there is only one thing that matters.......... it's a 4 door sedan that's turning lap times just under the worlds best supercars.

That's what is was made for.
Right, but 2 cars broke while trying to go that fast.

BMW makes image cars that perform well or VERY well, but aren't designed to take the rigors of hard driving it seems. That's where Porsche comes in, as you know.
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next M3 CSL supposedly gets the M5 motor.



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