jonno.co.uk said:omg what a truly awesome piece of german beast
this may have been asked spie before but what happened to your ferrari?
RobDickinson said:So you dont want a car that can take 5 gentlemen and their luggage on holiday to scotland and then thrash a f430 when it gets there once you've unloaded the luggage and 4 of the gentlemen?
adwhitworth said:
RobDickinson said:So you dont want a car that can take 5 gentlemen and their luggage on holiday to scotland and then thrash a f430 when it gets there?
doughnut said:all the new BMW's are hated at first but as soon as you start to see them they grow on you , like JC said yesterday on topgear , he thought the Z4 was ugly but now theyre growing on him!
NickK said:Interesting choice of wheels there - looks like this will have different wheels because of the additional load capabilities.
NickK said:Interesting choice of wheels there - looks like this will have different wheels because of the additional load capabilities.
gurdas said:The M5 estate is also likely to be slightly quicker off the mark due to the extra traction which should be interesting.
[TW]Fox said:Sorry, where did you hear this?
gurdas said:It's physics, more weight over the rear = more traction. It's why the E55 wagon is quicker than the sedan.
You're forgetting that a tenth of a second difference in a hard 0-60 run is noticeable on the school run .WushuMaster said:I think the extra traction created is likely to be negligible and also likely to be cancelled out by the extra force that would be needed to propel an object of increased mass.
gurdas said:It's physics, more weight over the rear = more traction. It's why the E55 wagon is quicker than the sedan.
Freefaller said:I've heard nothing but good things about the gearbox. Does that effectively have a "second" clutch which engages the next gear so that gear changes are quicker and smoother?