Top Gear E60 M5 vs Brabus SL63
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On last nights Top Gear, Jeremy test drove a Brabus Monster Roadster (basically an SL63 heavily modified) & although he loved the straight line speed, that aged old proplem of crap handling, chassis & brakes meant it could only manage to equal the E60 M5's TG track lap time 
For the doubters (you know who you are) the Brabus ran a dry lap as did the M5 last year & both cars driven by the same Stig.
The shocker is the Brabus puts out 725BHP & 800+ lbsft torque so far more than the M5 yet it handled like an ocean liner & the brakes gave up totally after only a few laps.
Looks as though the M5 yet again rubs dirt in the AMG/Merc/Brabus face. The Brabus would of course win a drag race but JC had to drive very slowly around the corners showing as usual where the Ubber Mercs weaknesses always are.
For the doubters (you know who you are) the Brabus ran a dry lap as did the M5 last year & both cars driven by the same Stig.The shocker is the Brabus puts out 725BHP & 800+ lbsft torque so far more than the M5 yet it handled like an ocean liner & the brakes gave up totally after only a few laps.
Looks as though the M5 yet again rubs dirt in the AMG/Merc/Brabus face. The Brabus would of course win a drag race but JC had to drive very slowly around the corners showing as usual where the Ubber Mercs weaknesses always are.
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Man when does top gear come on, I can't seem to find it since the new season has hit the airwaves i have direct tv help please 
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Originally Posted by jordan23junkee' post='393137' date='Feb 19 2007, 07:56 PM
^ try youtube.
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I'm gettin' on the M train as soon as they do a DSG type box. I was coming back from a ski resort yesterday in a Range Sport Supercharged with a friend of mine in a 530d Schnitzer when an M5 caught up with us. We then drove together about 100 km. The M gave us a couple of full blasts it was a joy to watch.
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Originally Posted by 525iEnjoy' post='393191' date='Feb 19 2007, 08:05 PM
With the M5 they start with LC, with Alpina they didn't "precharge" the steptronic accelerating keeping the left foot on the brake to precharge the torque converter .
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Originally Posted by 700700' post='393465' date='Feb 20 2007, 07:56 PM
id get the brabus over the entire bmw line-up 
For most of us here, many more things are more important than butcher power