Video drag race: BMW M5 v Panamera v E63 v XFR

Seth Brundle

Some beautiful machinery with even better sounds (e.g. @1:10)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zsApdoO-IU

Seemingly the choice of cars is based on budget rather than just bhp, etc.

Plug

That M5, series car. I'd love an alpine white one though.
Didn't realise till a few minutes ago the new M5 was available here until i looked a HWIST. I'd say a simple remap will put that M5 over 600bhp. But I wonder will it be a contender for the RS6? I know an M5 will piss on it around the track but whatabout a straight line, both will go over 200mph once de-limited.
Mmm think i'll get that M5 soon.







































In my dreams tonight : (

Seth Brundle

Plug wrote: »

That M5, series car. I'd love an alpine white one though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smNL9SL0gio

Plug wrote: »

Didn't realise till a few minutes ago the new M5 was available here until i looked a HWIST.

Yeah - prices from €132,250 before you start looking at extras.

EPM

That really wasn't the result I was expecting. I knew the E63 would be there or thereabouts but I didn't realize the Panamera would be so far behind.

-Corkie-

I wonder would those times influence a potential buyer if they had the choice of either four..

Tragedy

EPM wrote: »

That really wasn't the result I was expecting. I knew the E63 would be there or thereabouts but I didn't realize the Panamera would be so far behind.

Panamera S = 400hp.

http://www.bmwblog.com/2011/11/12/bmw-m5-vs-mercedes-benz-e63-amg-vs-porsche-panamera-turbo-s/

Seth Brundle

And another F10 M5 for Plug

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og7kdt1RVMw

Pkiernan

Looks like the BMW jumped the start abit over the others...


Would have liked to have seen this in the race too:




567 hp and 0-60 in 3. seconds.

Plus you can buy the thing here for just over €45,000 !!

Americans have much more fun than us poor overtaxed bastards...

squod

No audi in the race. Wouldn't have expect much from an S6 anyways.

username?!

kbannon wrote: »

Some beautiful machinery with even better sounds (e.g. @1:10)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zsApdoO-IU

Seemingly the choice of cars is based on budget rather than just bhp, etc.

Why did they not use an Panamera Turbo? The S isn't in the same league as the rest of these.

Seth Brundle

Price!

username?!

should of read more your post...

coolbeans

The Panamera should be put down. It's second only to the Cayenne as the ugliest Porsche ever.

Kintarō Hattori

coolbeans wrote: »

The Panamera should be put down. It's second only to the Cayenne as the ugliest Porsche ever.

Aww while I wouldn't say it's gorgeous I certainly never thought of it as ugly.

Top Dog

Would an RS6 not have fallen into a similar budget window?

Seth Brundle

No current version though

Lex Luthor

The BMW might be the obvious choice and best in class but its drab looking and would have the Jag over them all. Its the best looking car in that class

pajo1981

Lex Luthor wrote: »

The BMW might be the obvious choice and best in class but its drab looking and would have the Jag over them all. Its the best looking car in that class

Jaguar is frumpy lookin, and it sucks to boot.

MercMad

The BMW trounced them, but looking at the stats on paper it looks like there's nothing between them, yet on the road there is quite a gap.

Seth Brundle

...and what did the same journos say about the others?