06-07-2005, 08:19 PM
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Autocar 7th of June 2005: BMW M5 beats the Ferrari F430
www.autocar.co.uk
Buy the issue and read it. This is why the M5 has a two year waiting list in the UK.
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06-07-2005, 08:26 PM
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In which categories exactly?
Sounds like a lot of Jeremy Clarkson style bollocks and hyperbole.
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06-07-2005, 08:35 PM
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^^agreed no scan or anything???? and i wouldnt count on just a magazine to tell me which one is better.
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06-07-2005, 08:39 PM
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They are not even in the same category - so I wouldn't be making a choice between them anyway. 
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06-07-2005, 08:45 PM
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Definitely not straight line............nor conering ...............prolly not breaking too.
But M5 can beat in # passengers, driving range, comfort ...and have proper trunk.
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06-07-2005, 09:24 PM
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wow thats a very intesting conclusion
i cant wait to read it
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06-07-2005, 10:05 PM
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autocar always making a one sided opinion...thats why I usually don't easily belive what the Autocar said
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06-07-2005, 10:27 PM
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LOL! I dont see it beating it in any category, the F430 acclerets like an F40, and it definetly corners better then the damn sedan......sounds like RC said, some JC bullshit.
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06-07-2005, 10:40 PM
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You guys haven't even read it yet.
Apparently, the F430 couldn't shake the M5 when the roads got twisty, and the M5 destroyed the F430 in a straight line.
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06-07-2005, 10:47 PM
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Again - in what catagories... 
"couldn't shake the car behind" is a long way from "the car behind was out performing me".
Just because I can hustle and muslce my car through the bends up the back bumper and arse of an Enzo wouldn't mean I "beat" it - since by definition I couldn't get past... 
Hahaha - yet more "BMW is king" tripe... 
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06-07-2005, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Sir_GT
M5 destroyed the F430 in a straight line.
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Couldnt care less what they write, 'cause I frankly I couldnt give a shit when they get an M5 to "destroy" and F430 in straight line.
Not buying that magazine thats for sure 
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06-07-2005, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Sir_GT
.....and the M5 destroyed the F430 in a straight line.
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they must be giving the M5 a head start then.
From the figures I have seen the F430 does the 1/4 mile in about 11.8sec and the 0-130mph sprint in ~13sec. The Beemer on the otherhand takes about 12.8s and 15.6s for the same tests - so you tell me who destroys who in a straight line.
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06-07-2005, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Sir_GT
You guys haven't even read it yet.
Apparently, the F430 couldn't shake the M5 when the roads got twisty, and the M5 destroyed the F430 in a straight line.
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There something that everyone knows before reading the article....physics.
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06-07-2005, 11:47 PM
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^ Hahahahaha. . . should be interesting to see what they wrote though.
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06-07-2005, 11:48 PM
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I'm scanning the article right now, and I'll upload them in a minute... you guys decide.
I've said this before in another thread: 4 door saloon matching/beating a supercar? Now THAT is progress for you.
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