M5 line-up

Not convinced by the newer car, it lacks the classy understated appeal of the E39, abit too squinty-eyed cheap Jap-crap boy-racing rice rocket impression., take away the badge and those (rather tasty) alloys and what are you left with ? some tacky M3 fins and a quadruplet of exhausts resembling that goofy cartoon character..?

Nope, it simply won't do and i'll be looking towards AMG next time round,. Its a step backwards for BMW., not everyone (whom such a fast executive car could potentially appeal to) are of the 'balls-out 9000rpm civic type-R' disposition., and this new V10 lacks lower end torque (way down on the V8 until it hits around 5500rpm) meaning E39-like 2nd gear 2000rpm neck-snapping darts thru traffic cutting up taxi drivers & peasantry dissipation along backroads in 5th gear at little over tickover is now no longer possible, without dropping a few cogs & having the thing scream its fcuking head off like a kawazuki 1100 racer or something..

This new M5 is more of an overweight M3 instead, with compulsory close-ratio SMG (to facilitate its rev-happy nature?) and a whole host of electronic bollixology and gimmickry like 'power' button, 13 different modes of gearchanges, onscreen rev counter yadda yadda,. when all they had to do was add a supercharger to the E39 drivetrain (b10 bi-turbo?), some wider tyres & a brembo big brake kit.. it's little wonder that since it introduction, e60 sales figures have been down around 50% on the previous generation 5-series then.. 

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