I want an e60 m5 now baaaad

[Staszek]

The SMG isn't fun in traffic, but on a track or an open road, it's waaay better. I like my manuals, but if I were given the option to have a manual or a DCT on a modern car, it all depends on how it feels. Some cars have shitty DCTs and some cars have shitty manual gearboxes.

Agree wit this, the SMG was not fun in traffic at all when I tested it back in teh day. I would steer away from any M3 DCT. M5 I havent driven with the DCT but I hear its not much different

The DCT is another animal, that thing is amazing and while my M3 is a manual I would take a DCT car.

Hell even the new 8speed Auto's in BMWs are pretty damn amazing these days.

[digger]

hot girl, was there a car in the video?

[Robots5]

I want to know what's under her hood


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[Kershaw]

it's really not that much faster. most of the time it's like 1/10th of a second, if that. I mean, really, so what? It's faster on paper - big deal. You know what's also faster than driving a manual BMW to work if you live in a big city? Public transit. Clearly, there are other reasons to drive a car like the M5...

i agree 100%, but having a sequential with paddle shifters keeps the hands on the wheels at all time, which is safer and takes less energy from the driver.

[UlrichFennec]

that...is a rockstar arguement. :D

i love manuals. the 135 we just bought came with dct and it is fast as fuck. i test drove an smg m6 and i thought the car sucked. i felt like in comparison, i could jerk off a couple times, pick my nose, and go eat a 3 course meal while i was waiting for the thing to go on to the next gear.

The SMG isn't fun in traffic, but on a track or an open road, it's waaay better. I like my manuals, but if I were given the option to have a manual or a DCT on a modern car, it all depends on how it feels. Some cars have shitty DCTs and some cars have shitty manual gearboxes.

[flyboyx]

it's really not that much faster. most of the time it's like 1/10th of a second, if that. I mean, really, so what? It's faster on paper - big deal. You know what's also faster than driving a manual BMW to work if you live in a big city? Public transit. Clearly, there are other reasons to drive a car like the M5...

that...is a rockstar arguement. :D

i love manuals. the 135 we just bought came with dct and it is fast as fuck. i test drove an smg m6 and i thought the car sucked. i felt like in comparison, i could jerk off a couple times, pick my nose, and go eat a 3 course meal while i was waiting for the thing to go on to the next gear.

[nando]

it's really not that much faster. most of the time it's like 1/10th of a second, if that. I mean, really, so what? It's faster on paper - big deal. You know what's also faster than driving a manual BMW to work if you live in a big city? Public transit. Clearly, there are other reasons to drive a car like the M5...

[Staszek]

In class our teacher said "Auto is faster, no matter how good you are at stick, so stick shift should go away!" This dude is a BMW wizz but we were all like "?!?!!???"

I want a manual because it's more engaging and thrilling, I'm not setting lap times in my neighborhood XD.

Agreed I love my manuals, but the DCT blows it away every time drive one.

[e30onBBSs]

I'm surprised it wasn't completely gone in the current generation.

In class our teacher said "Auto is faster, no matter how good you are at stick, so stick shift should go away!" This dude is a BMW wizz but we were all like "?!?!!???"

I want a manual because it's more engaging and thrilling, I'm not setting lap times in my neighborhood XD.

[mrcheezle19]

The sound alone is reason to buy one.

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[stonea]

Manual M cars will be extinct by the next generation.

I'm surprised it wasn't completely gone in the current generation.

[mr.vang]

sex sells

[TimKninja]

I've driven one . Not actually as fast as I thought it was gonna be . Probably just alittle faster then an S50 swapped e30 (because of weight differences) I'd rather have the E39 .

[e30onBBSs]

Changing the rod bearings every 60k shouldnt be routine maintenance



I know about the s54 rod bearings as well but it also has a long crank and a longer stroke whats the s65's excuse it shouldnt eat bearings since bmw should have learned from the s54



How can honda build a motor that will rev to 9k and not eat rod bearings

Then don't get a NA 5.0 v10 brah!

[Kevinl]

How the hell is it a POS? Just change the rod bearings and be done with it!

I've seen this mentality alot toward BMW M engines.. heaven forbid they require more maintenance over an M50 :p

M62 is a great engine as well, and the timing guides are not that hard to do

Changing the rod bearings every 60k shouldnt be routine maintenance

I know about the s54 rod bearings as well but it also has a long crank and a longer stroke whats the s65's excuse it shouldnt eat bearings since bmw should have learned from the s54

How can honda build a motor that will rev to 9k and not eat rod bearings