While reading the latest Road & Track today...

[Stanley Rockefeller]

Or maybe it was Car and Driver....not sure, but anyway, they were comparing the specs and performance numbers of an 88 M5 vs. a stock 2011 328i.

Needless to say, the new bmw totally smoked the old M5.








this made me sad :( But made me look forward to other cars I'll own after my e30...


what are you thoughts on newer bmw performance figures vs. our old rides?

[payney8]

????? you didn't expect 23 years of technological growth ????

[Stanley Rockefeller]

????? you didn't expect 23 years of technological growth ????

I know that it's inevitable...just sad that a car I've held with a high respect for, now is easily outperformed by even a VW GTI. I mean the e28 M5 was the fastest production 4 door in it's day.

[reelizmpro]

that's life...get used to it. The econo cars of the 80's are now high performance sports cars. You don't buy E28 M5's and E30 M3's today because you want to smoke what's out on the streets (unless you are FI or have an engine swap), you buy them because they are nostalgic and you like the old school feel. Anyone can go buy a new Evo, STI, Cobra, M3, etc. I personally like driving unique cars that you don't see everyday. It's almost like your back in time, a history lesson on wheels. The other day I saw a DeLorean DMC 12 driving the opposite direction and it still turns heads. I revert back to my childhood everytime I see one.

[BimmerTom]

The other day I saw a DeLorean DMC 12 driving the opposite direction and it still turns heads. I revert back to my childhood everytime I see one.

And, case in point - A Toyota Sienna Minivan will smoke that Delorean in a stoplight drag, even loaded up with kids... :)

[ZM Blue Devil]

a small suggestion...

see if you can figure out a way to drive a e28 m5 for a couple days.

then the 2011 328i...

you will never make such a silly comment after only reading a magazine.

its not about numbers, its about the feel; the feel when you drive it, the feel when you walk away from it in the parking lot, the feel when you come back and see it in the lot, the feel when people giving you thumbs up, the smell, the sound, etc. etc.

And after all that if you are still disappointed... dont buy a 328 buy a Accord.

I find the entire article silly, what a stupid comparison.

[James]

Stanley Rockefeller doesn't get it...

[RickSloan]

a small suggestion...

see if you can figure out a way to drive a e28 m5 for a couple days.

then the 2011 328i...

you will never make such a silly comment after only reading a magazine.

its not about numbers, its about the feel; the feel when you drive it, the feel when you walk away from it in the parking lot, the feel when you come back and see it in the lot, the feel when people giving you thumbs up, the smell, the sound, etc. etc.

And after all that if you are still disappointed... dont buy a 328 buy a Accord.

I find the entire article silly, what a stupid comparison.

This deserves a quote, a round of applause and a standing ovation, well said L well said!

[Massive Lee]

this made me sad :( But made me look forward to other cars I'll own after my e30...

Hmmm.. There was also another issue, a while ago, where they were comparing a late 1950s Porsche 356 (yesteryears pinacle of sportiveness) and a Honda minivan (yup, you soccer mom preferred transportation) on an autocross.

Honda easily won. That gets to show that engineers haven't been wanking all day long on R3V for the past half century.

[Kershaw]

levent speaks the truth.

[F34R]

levent speaks the truth.

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Mmmm the e28 M5 is GORGEOUS! C&D does not get it and the OP seems to have missed the point too. I don't drive my e30 ETA because it is fast. It gets beat by Honda Si and other sad little cars that have more than 121hp. It is about the dive, not the performance. And the HUGE smile I get when I look at her =)

[scabzzzz]

Pretty much anything in the 3 series lineup would smoke an E28 M5 these days. Hell, the fuckin 335i is almost faster than the M3. I dont mind. For reasons stated above.

Elitists Unite!

[StereoInstaller1]

other cars I'll own after my e30...

Says it all

[TheEtaUnderdog]

Says it all

lol if an e30 is the last car you'll own.

[CabbE30]

its not about numbers, its about the feel; the feel when you drive it, the feel when you walk away from it in the parking lot, the feel when you come back and see it in the lot, the feel when people giving you thumbs up, the smell, the sound, etc. etc.

I almost cried. almost..