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Stan · 6th February 2001, 18:57

I was just re-reading Autocar's Road Test Yearbook for 2000, which claims that the Z8 is outhandled by the M5:

"The big let down is the chassis, which not only fails to handle as well as as two-seat sports cars should, it doesn't even handle as well as an M5"

I have never driven a Z8, and I only picked up my 2000 M5 last Saturday (Carbon black/Black nappa). I would be very interested to hear a Z8/M5 comparision. It seems that the best bit of the Z8 is the engine, which of course comes from the M5.

I will post the rest of the (brief) Autocar article if people are interested.

I would add my thanks to everyone on this board for the high quality of discussion here, from which I have learnt a lot and which was a very positive influence in my decision to buy an M5.

BMW take note!

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Stan Junior Member, warming up (<31 posts) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: London, UK Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Z8 is out-handled by M5 I was just re-reading Autocar's Road Test Yearbook for 2000, which claims that the Z8 is outhandled by the M5: "The big let down is the chassis, which not only fails to handle as well as as two-seat sports cars should, it doesn't even handle as well as an M5" I have never driven a Z8, and I only picked up my 2000 M5 last Saturday (Carbon black/Black nappa). I would be very interested to hear a Z8/M5 comparision. It seems that the best bit of the Z8 is the engine, which of course comes from the M5. I will post the rest of the (brief) Autocar article if people are interested. I would add my thanks to everyone on this board for the high quality of discussion here, from which I have learnt a lot and which was a very positive influence in my decision to buy an M5. BMW take note!