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.
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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 ![Big Grin](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/biggrin.gif)
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