Interesting IS-F & V10 M5 Comparison
#5
Good write up. Sadly I would not want to have to worry about my $ V10 blowing up every time I decided I wanted to beat on it or put it through it's paces around a track.
#6
It was decent, but his "M5 would run circles around F at the Track" made me stop reading it. I'm yet to see the M5 do that.
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#9
Pole Position
TF is "track mastery".
BMW M5 Options package:
carbon package
cold weather package
track mastery button
Any real track guy would have just said they are probably within a couple 10ths of each other on track pending driver skills. Sounds like someone needs to do some trackdays.
#10
I won't deny that the M5 is a bit faster than our car, even at twice the price and a tenth the reliability but I laughed at run circles around the F as well. Even in the car enthusiast community I don't think many people realize how quick the F, especially with a few choice mods.
#11
I love these cars however, the size is perfect. I ran into one this summer. I had a head to head opportunity to run him from a light but he was busy fiddling with something in the console. I should've honked. When the light turned green I was off but he didn't follow. Once I started slowing down however, he finally noticed and bam - like a bullet from a gun. I've never ridden in one, but from what I've read this one had to have been modded. I caught up with him, thumb'd up (which he returned), & went on my way.
#12
Pole Position
Have always loved the E60 M5! Would love to catch a ride in one, one of these days
#13
The SMGIII isn't horrible, it has a sense of rawness to it. Just that most are spoiled by the E9X DCT which is probably one of the best gearboxes ever made, especially mated to the S65.
I was shopping 6MT E60M's for a bit. Never had a chance to test drive one. I drove my buddies SMGIII a few years ago, it was fun.
I was shopping 6MT E60M's for a bit. Never had a chance to test drive one. I drove my buddies SMGIII a few years ago, it was fun.
#15
Racer
The older and newer M5 are powerful but the IS-F can compete quiet well