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Old 10-05-2004, 07:31 PM   #107
styla21
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Originally Posted by Bavarias_Finest
Originally Posted by DUNKiNUTS
just wait for the next SVT Cobra that will show tail light to them at half the cost.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....&page_number=2

Take your pick between the Audi RS 6 and the Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG. Then pull alongside a BMW M3, M5, a Chevrolet Corvette, a Ford SVT Mustang Cobra, or even a Porsche 911 Carrera at a stoplight. The next thing you'll notice is that these other high-performance machines next to you are left behind, their drivers wondering how a 4-door family sedan can out-accelerate them from a standing start.
The truth is that the Audi and the Mercedes-Benz are both sleeper muscle cars disguised as people-movers. The RS 6 comes with a twin-turbocharged V-8 capable of delivering 450 bhp at 5700 rpm and 415 lb.-ft. of torque at 1950 rpm, mated to a 5-speed automatic transmission propelling all four wheels. The driver and the passengers are not only treated to the Audi's addictive, extreme acceleration ability, but they are also being indulged in amenities befitting a luxury sedan.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....&page_number=2

wow, am i reading this correctly? is this article trying to say that an m5 would be left behind by the other germans? what! i know this may be referring to the e39; regardless i hate journalists making sweeping statements. i feel like posting all the performance stats for the porsche, two m cars and the vette, dusting off my argumentative hat and getting my yell on. oh whatever it's not worth it yet..
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