Performance 850CSi vs E39 M5 - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Frits · 20th December 2005, 10:24

I'm considering the 850CSi as my next daily car (in 2 years, I only got the E39 for 9 months). Ofcourse, I don't want a car that performs a lot worse than my current daily car, so I was wondering, what's the difference between those two?
Since it'll be a car for daily use, I'm more interested in the power at lower rpm than the peak at the end (which is nice to have, no doubt about it).

Am I correct that the E31 is one of the strongest built BMWs ever?

CarlT · 14th January 2006, 16:47

Hi Frits

There isn't that much difference in performance between the CSi and the M5. The CSi has a bit more torque and a smoother engine, but the M5 is probably a better daily driver as it has a smoother clutch. The CSi also has worse gas mileage and is more expensive to keep on the road. On the other hand the V12 is bullettproof and doesn't have any of the engine issues that many M5 do. Plus it looks 10 times faster, even standing still.

Get a CSI..

Carl
93 CSi Brilliantrot

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Originally Posted by Frits

I'm considering the 850CSi as my next daily car (in 2 years, I only got the E39 for 9 months). Ofcourse, I don't want a car that performs a lot worse than my current daily car, so I was wondering, what's the difference between those two?
Since it'll be a car for daily use, I'm more interested in the power at lower rpm than the peak at the end (which is nice to have, no doubt about it).

Am I correct that the E31 is one of the strongest built BMWs ever?

Frits · 14th January 2006, 18:01

I'm more and more convinced the CSi will be one of my next cars. I was also thinking of keeping the M5 as a daily driver, and get a 993 Turbo S as my next company car. In that case, I would try to get a CSi as a private car, just to cruise around every now and then.