That is very cool and shows us the future of cars and performance mods.
I'm surprised that nobody has commercialized electric assist peformance add-ons yet. You know...in similar fashion to add-on superchargers & turbo chargers.
(I'll miss the sweet sound of a combustion engine)
I was thinking of some sort of add on that would only work for 5 seconds or so to get the car launched off the line. You wouldn't need as many batteries as the Nissan. Not sure where it would attach. A complicated and expensive solution would be to provide the assistance thru the front wheels somehow. Not easy on a car without 4wd.
Regardless, someone will do it.
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[b]2006 M5 Sapphire Black,Indi red, HUD, rear bags, fold seats, comfort access, BBS RG-Rs,275/35 -285/35, Dinan front & rear roll control 56K Miles, still getting 1200 miles per liter TWS
2003 Silver 325XiT
2003 Black Infiniti G35 Coupe
2005 BMW K12S(<8min N'ring)
Vintage Triumph m/c's(110 rwhp/liter -w/pushrods)
don't worry, I got walked by and eclipse GST on the highway the other night. Let off at about 4 cars. He supposedly has around 375+ whp. I guess I shoulda started in 3rd gear rather than 4th at 75 mph. That's what I get for not taking him as seriously as I should have haha.
I make sure the clutch is completely out before rolling onto the throttle. No abuse to the car, keeps me stealth, and is probably faster than goosing it early and getting wheelspin anyway. Smoky lauches at traffic lights is what E55's were made for...
I still can't get over it though... a Pontiac Grand Prix!
This is the story...got in my car today and it was a frigid 19 degrees in nyc. I left for the suburbs and was noticing my car definitely felt more powerful---less than a 1/4 tank gas and with M mode and MDM on, traction was kicking in first and second when i really stepped on it. I decided to go dsc off and then engaged s6...on one run i literally thought i left my tranny and rear end in the street from rolling start 1st to second...s6 is really unbelievable...I rolled up to a stoplight and there it was--a new pontiac grand prix with what appeared to be rodney dangerfield behind the wheel. I inched forward, he inched forward..s6 on, i was blipping the gas. I did not know if he wanted to go...the light turned and he took off---i nailed it but was a spinning fury--hit second but did little do help the rear end sliding---once i let off the gas he had beaten me to the second light---im sure i made his new year---sorry for letting the board down.
You lose on 2 fronts:
1 - You can't drive
2 - You were trying to street race
FAIL
I am contacting BMW and they are going to reduce your power to 300 hp until you learn how to drive and not make a fool of yourself.
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"Aerodynamics are for people who cannot build engines"...... Enzo Ferrari
What you should have done, was actually leave your traction control on... it would have limited you to S5... but the car would have smoked the Grand Prix... and it would have hooked... I've practiced in the rain... and from a Dead Stop you can punch it... w/ DSC on... and it will launch hard... and put as much power down as possible w/ out spinning.
Your mode of DSC Off... and S6... is for Warm Dry Conditions preferably.
If it helps you feel any better... I got to take it out on a poor SRT 8 Charger the other night... and I must have spanked him 4 or 5 times on the freeway...
you know its funny, i've been a member on this board for about two years now and this is the 4th time that i have read an m5 getting killed on this board! You never read these things on the AMG forums. Something to think about!!!!!!!
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