AutoCar M5 vs E55

[Nimbus]

Can't confirm it but here it is.

Autocar: here is the result from the comparison:

E55
0-100 km/h in 4.92
1/4 mile in 12.89 @ 173 km/h
1km in 23.8 @ 233 km/h

M5
0-100 in 4.58
1/4 mile in 12.61 @ 185 km/h
1km in 22.7 @ 246 km/h

80-120 km/h
3rd gear M5 2.77 E55 3.83
4th gear M5 4.17 E55 5.78
5th gear M5 4.82 E55 7.35

120-160 km/h
3rd gear M5 3.05 E55 4.40
4th gear M5 4.24 E55 6.21
5th gear M5 4.91 E55 7.50

[9852147]

Originally Posted by Nimbus

Can't confirm it but here it is.

Autocar: here is the result from the comparison:

E55
0-100 km/h in 4.92
1/4 mile in 12.89 @ 173 km/h
1km in 23.8 @ 233 km/h

M5
0-100 in 4.58
1/4 mile in 12.61 @ 185 km/h
1km in 22.7 @ 246 km/h

80-120 km/h
3rd gear M5 2.77 E55 3.83
4th gear M5 4.17 E55 5.78
5th gear M5 4.82 E55 7.35

120-160 km/h
3rd gear M5 3.05 E55 4.40
4th gear M5 4.24 E55 6.21
5th gear M5 4.91 E55 7.50

nice figures, 4.6 seconds is really fast for such a big car...

but the figures for 80-120 and 120-160 are not comparable, because the e55 has a "normal" automatic transmission with just 5 gears. so these figures don't show comparable times with (nearly) equal gear ratios...

anyway, 5.8 seconds from 80 to 160 in third is impressiv though

[Gabriel343]

Scan the article, please!

[digger]

Originally Posted by 9852147

nice figures, 4.6 seconds is really fast for such a big car...

but the figures for 80-120 and 120-160 are not comparable, because the e55 has a "normal" automatic transmission with just 5 gears. so these figures don't show comparable times with (nearly) equal gear ratios...

anyway, 5.8 seconds from 80 to 160 in third is impressiv though

Use M5 5th vs E55 4th and M5 4th to E55 3rd if you like, but that s not fair to the M5 because its gears while theres 7 of them they aren't that short. Does the M5 have a 4.5th gear...lol.

Either way its rapid.

[max_m5]

where is it from??

[MEnthusiast]

Its totally fair- this is how they are out of the box. Very impressive numbers. Im not surprised though- for all the power the AMGs have, and as good as the auto box is (and its very good) its no substitute for a manual in terms of speed.

[M5manny]

Originally Posted by Nimbus

Can't confirm it but here it is.

Autocar: here is the result from the comparison:

E55
0-100 km/h in 4.92
1/4 mile in 12.89 @ 173 km/h
1km in 23.8 @ 233 km/h

M5
0-100 in 4.58
1/4 mile in 12.61 @ 185 km/h

I think those numbers are rigged.I have seen and filmed, a stock, brand new(temporary in the rear window) E55 run a 4.2 to 60 and qtr mile in 12.6 @111MPH. It was at last years Englishtown AMG challenge that I set up. Further more, I have spoken to several very reputable Dyno tuning firms and they have dyno'd a few stock E55's and the numbers at the wheels are between 425-450 wheel HP. That's 500+BHP.

Now, granted the New M5 is truly untested (Yet) but it's alot closer than before. I think the new M5 has alot of work to do in a strait line to catch the E55.The handeling is better, it doesn't use Superchargers to make it's power, ETC,ETC, but out on the highway it doesn't matter who's got what under the hood, it's who wins!

[seckindogan]

When you check the e55 amg website you see the back of the e55 and you can reed this:

"this is what the bmw drivers see"......................

YEAH RIGHT!!!

The M5 blows away the amg.

And it also can not match with our design.

M5 RULES!!!!!

[AJ]

actually, most e55s that i have seen at the drag strips (in nh and nj) run 12.8-13.2 in the hands of experienced drivers...

i've seen also a few 12.6-12.7 too.. but far less than the 13.x cars.

so draw your conclusions- maybe the e55s are not that consistent, or they are very touchy in terms of gas or the phase of the moon or... whatever ...

alex
few cars

[Enigma]

Based on the numbers it just looks like they had a slick launch surface and couldn't get power down at low speeds.

[Gustav]

Wow, impressive numbers! Where is the source from?