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Old 07-24-07, 04:17 PM
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Default Stock E39 M5 v. Stock E60 M5

Wanted to share this vid with you guys. The two brutes going head to head from a dig. The E39 is badass

http://youtube.com/watch?v=76PddC5OH...elated&search=
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Old 07-24-07, 04:21 PM
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Good vid, but would have been better had they shown the finish. I suspect the E60 pulls past down the track.
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The E39 M5 is still my favorite M5.


It's the sport sedan.
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Originally Posted by GSteg
The E39 M5 is still my favorite M5.


It's the sport sedan.
I have to agree with this though that V10 sounds so bad ***... I dont dislike the E60, not at all, but I do like the E39 a bit more.
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Quite honestly, the old M5 is the only decent BMW ever built, besides old V12 750 and 850.
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Originally Posted by GSteg
The E39 M5 is still my favorite M5.


It's the sport sedan.
E39 M5 is the king, no doubt




 
Old 07-24-07, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by GSteg
The E39 M5 is still my favorite M5.
Same here
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Old 07-24-07, 06:59 PM
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E39 M5 is a classic, no doubt, but IMHO it's starting to look old.
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This has been my desktop background for awhile:

white + M5 + BBS LMs= threesome
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Whats the displacement of the E39 in comparison to the E60 along with 0-60 and 1/4 mile times?? Curious...
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Originally Posted by silversprucesc3
Whats the displacement of the E39 in comparison to the E60 along with 0-60 and 1/4 mile times?? Curious...
Here it is:

2006 BMW M5
Vehicle type: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
Engine type: DOHC 40-valve V-10, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection
Displacement: 305 cu in, 4999cc
Power (SAE net): 500 bhp @ 7750 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 384 lb-ft @ 6100 rpm
Transmission: 7-speed manual with
automated shifting and clutch
Wheelbase: 113.7 in
Length/width/height: 191.1/72.7/57.8 in
Curb weight: 4050 lb
Manufacturer's performance ratings:
Zero to 62 mph: 4.7 sec
1/4 mile: 12.5 at 118mph

Top speed (governor limited): 155 mph
Projected fuel economy (mfr's est):
European urban cycle: 10 mpg
extra-urban cycle: 23 mpg
combined: 16 mpg
2003 BMW M5
Engine type DOHC 32-valve (4-cam) V-8, High-Pressure Double VANOS steplessly variable intake- & exhaust-valve timing, 8 individual electronically controlled throttles with Normal & Sport settings
Bore x stroke, mm/in. 94.0 x 89.0 / 3.70 x 3.50
Displacement, cc/cu in. 4941 / 302
Compression ratio 11.0:1
Power @ rpm, hp 394 @ 6600
Torque @ rpm, lb-ft. 368 @ 3800
Acceleration, 0-60 mph , sec. 4.8
1/4 mile 13.3 @ 108mph

Top speed, mph 155
Fuel economy, EPA est. MPG, city/highway 13 / 21

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Old 07-25-07, 11:18 AM
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You know, I was kinda thinking of maybe gettin one next year and putting a good 10k into it. I remember the first one I saw in Chicago while I was parking cars for the Blue Man Group. Some trader pulled in with a blue M5. He said "make sure you leave me some gas". I was like YAAAAAAY!
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Old 07-25-07, 11:37 AM
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well the e39 had a better launch. so maybe to 60 he was ahead ... but obviously a stock e39 m5 isnt nearly as quick as a stock e60 m5 driver for driver...
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There's a whoopin' 10mph different in trap speed between the two cars. That show you how much power the E60 M5 is packing
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Old 07-25-07, 04:13 PM
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I like both cars but I like the subtlety of the E39. More pics pls GSTEG.
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