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re: BMW is stepping up their acceleration game.

Posted on 2/14/18 at 6:50 pm to
Posted by DCtiger1
Member since Jul 2009
11930 posts
Posted on 2/14/18 at 6:50 pm to
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Not sure why BMW is going with the "Kidney Grill" but I'm not that big of a fan tbh.


What? BMWs have always had kidney grills
Posted by Azkiger
Member since Nov 2016
28645 posts
Posted on 2/14/18 at 7:18 pm to
600hp + 4300lb curb weight + 129mph trap speed = underrated engine.

It's pushing more than 600hp, no doubt.
Posted by Marco Esquandolas
Member since Jul 2013
11881 posts
Posted on 2/14/18 at 7:42 pm to
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I had the v10 6 speed m5. Skipped the last generation. Plan on getting this one.



I had a 2010 E60 with the SMGIII (Sequential Manual Gearbox) and S85 motor (500 bhp).


Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
31201 posts
Posted on 2/14/18 at 8:03 pm to
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600hp + 4300lb curb weight + 129mph trap speed = underrated engine.

It's pushing more than 600hp, no doubt.


Maybe some but not a lot. It is hard to make generalizations on trap speed especially when you have a forced induction engine. It depends a lot on gearing and how much area is under the torque and horsepower curves. A multiple turbo engine (so they spool quickly) can have quite a trap advantage over a NA engine making the same peak HP.
Posted by Reservoir dawg
Member since Oct 2013
15168 posts
Posted on 2/14/18 at 9:17 pm to
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Rather have a 2018 porsche panamera turbo. all bmw's look the exact same. Is this a 35k dollar 550i v6 cus they all look the exact same



God I miss the 928.
Posted by 50_Tiger
Arlington TX
Member since Jan 2016
43551 posts
Posted on 2/14/18 at 9:38 pm to
Not the version on the new 8 series or Z4
Posted by DCtiger1
Member since Jul 2009
11930 posts
Posted on 2/14/18 at 9:41 pm to
Yes they do, that’s a signature of BMW, there’s a picture of the Z4 in this thread with kidney grills
Posted by Them
Viewing the lake
Member since Nov 2008
11406 posts
Posted on 2/14/18 at 9:48 pm to
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BMW


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V6


Wat
Posted by SirWinston
Say NO to War
Member since Jul 2014
104464 posts
Posted on 2/14/18 at 9:50 pm to
Looks like my GS350 F-Sport
This post was edited on 2/14/18 at 9:52 pm
Posted by Them
Viewing the lake
Member since Nov 2008
11406 posts
Posted on 2/14/18 at 9:52 pm to
BMW has underrated every M5 they’ve made except for maybe the E39. The last M5, with a slightly less powerful version of the same S63B44 V8, debuted with “550 hp”, then “575” with the Competition Package, then “600hp” with the 30 Jahre Edition.

If you look at dyno readings off of forums and whatnot online, the consensus is that the car never made less than 540 WHEEL horsepower.
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
118271 posts
Posted on 2/14/18 at 9:55 pm to
Give me a ‘96 Buick Roadmaster over that Porsche any day.



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