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Chris Harris : BMW M5 F10 vs Nissan GT-R
Unlike the comparison made by Autocar UK between the 2012 M5 F10 and 2012 facelift Nissan GT-R R35, where the two cars were put face to face in terms of performance times, Chris Harris tries a different type of comparison by getting into light the best features these two have to offer on the market today. I already wrote some time ago about Chris’s first short review of the BMW M5 F10: http://www.bmw-post.com/2011/10/02/evo-reviews-the-new-m5/
This time is a full long video about the things he loves about both the M5 and GT-R. None one can deny the fact that the GT-R is a wonderful machine. It may not offer the same level of feeling and passion like a Ferrari 458 Italia (the best supercar in my opinion), but they way it grips to the road, the kick of the acceleration and launch control make it a pure time to time performance car.
Video: BMW M5 vs Mercedes CLS 63 AMG
This time, the new BMW M5 F10 encounters the CLS 63 AMG on a track in South Africa.
Though the M5 is slightly faster, i personally prefer the Merc CLS 63 AMG for two main reasons. I love the CLS exterior design, because it offers so much presence on a road or in any car parking. And the 2nd reason, and the most important one, is that this AMG, even though now turbocharged just like the M5, it still has a rumbling and growling exhaust sound that make you thrash the pedal just to hear it.
F10 BMW M5 vs BMW S1000RR superbike
Another auto magazine, UK Autoexpress, has taken the 2012 M5 for a spin on the track. And this time it’s against a different competitor, a superbike. But not any superbike, we talk about the best BMW superbike ever, the BMW S1000RR powered by a 999 cc (61.0 cu in) inline-4 engine red lined at 14,200 rpm. The BMW BMW S1000RR motorbike has an overall wet weight of 207.7 kg (458 lb), and produces 133.6 kW (179.2 hp) @ 13250 rpm. This is blizzering fast performance.
The M5 F10 on the other hand is powered by a BMW twin turbo V8 4.4 liter delivery 570 hp and 680 NM of torque, but weighs around 9 times more (1950kg).
