LexFather

1st place - BMW 550i
V8, biturbo
407 hp, 600 Nm
8-speed-aut.
Weight: 2013 kg
Vmax.: 250 km/h (limited)
0-100 km/h in 5,0 s
0-200 km/h in 16,7 s
Braking 100-0 km/h (warm): 38,1 m
Price: €70.500,-

2nd place - Mercedes-Benz E550
V8
388 hp, 530 Nm
7-speed-aut.
Weight: 1828 kg
Vmax.: 250 km/h (limited)
0-100 km/h in 5,2 s
0-200 km/h in 18,7 s
Braking 100-0 km/h (warm): 35,7
Price: €68.068,-

3rd place - Audi S6
V10
435 hp, 540 Nm
6-speed-aut.
Weight: 1990 kg
Vmax.: 250 km/h (limited)
0-100 km/h in 6,0 s
0-200 km/h in 20,2 s
Braking 100-0 km/h (warm): 35,5
Price: €85.000,-

4th place - Jaguar XF
V8
385 hp, 515 Nm
6-speed-aut.
Weight: 1894 kg
Vmax.: 250 km/h (limited)
0-100 km/h in 5,7 s
0-200 km/h in 19,8 s
Braking 100-0 km/h (warm): 35,2
Price: €68.800,-

MPLexus301

iTrader: (3)

Did they include the XJ or XF? Their graph shows Xj, which makes little sense, IMO.

LexFather

Typo...they included the XF

Slvr surfr

iTrader: (1)

Wonder how the GS/h would stack up against them.

GFerg

^ I think it could hold its own. Of course they would say something about it being a hybrid and not as connected as the others.

WOndering how they got the slowest time with the highest hp car that also has AWD to help on launch. Unless that is a typo as well.

KILLERGS4

kinda lame A6 4.2 could not compete with these cars. who here thinks the new 5-series look too much like the 3-series

LexFather

That is the V-10 S6 not the 4.2

I much prefer the big 3 series look of the 5 to the ugly, bland mess of the Eclass.

rdgdawg

+1 on the V10... I've been looking at that lately, Lambo engine makes car front-end heavy...

I'd take the 550i and not surprised it won... that car is running some serious numbers and yeah, I like as a big 3 series or "small" 7 series... all 3 Germans are molding all their models into one, so pick the one that works for you!!!!

DustinV

I'm seeing the new 5er on the streets more often these days. What looked good in the pictures all of a sudden doesn't look as good in real life. It's not an ugly car, but it has become so bland and, well, boring. I'm just not feeling it. I wasn't a fan of the E60, but in terms of design it's more striking and even more elegant than the F10.

MPLexus301

iTrader: (3)

I have to agree with you. I saw my first one on the street the other and just thought, "Oh...ok..."

No striking, long lasting impression like a BMW usually has when it first comes out. Just...ok.

DrDrilZ

i really think its the wheel gap that we're not used to seeing on bmw's

LexFather

^^Yeah I said that when I first saw it. Wheel gap on a BMW. The 5 is now based off the 7 series so its no longer the light different car we know. Its bigger, more refined and relaxed but still a great handler.

I agree with the looks, its nice but not breathtaking or anything with the front being a mess.

Quattroporte is looking like genius...

byung

iTrader: (1)

poor S6...

syzygy

Am I the only one who finds something strikingly wrong with a V10 435 HP S6 doing 0 to 100 km/hr in 6 seconds?

It's lighter and has more peak horsepower than the 550i and gets to 100 km/hr a full second slower.

Now, obviously acceleration - particularly 0 to 60, is hardly just a function of peak horsepower and weight, but even still -

That S6 must have awful (for dig acceleration) gearing, or something.

I can't be the only one who noticed that, it's the first thing I noticed.

tadtaggert

Acceleration is more of a measure of torque, torque over rpm range, and how tall or short gearing is to get that torque to the road.

There are a number of sources out there on these comparisons, but they all show that the numbers in the test are accurate.

The 550i is a beast.