But look at the U.S. from a driving perspective? Even on the "opne road", speed limits of 65 or 70 mph if you are lucky. No where to stretch a cars legs. No need to be involved (like say the autobahn) because people have no lane discipline, no awareness of surrounds and no real need for top end. So to while away the time, you get all kinds of electronic gizmos, gazillion watt stereos, heat/cool/ massaging seats, cupholders (ok, I like mine in the morning for coffee on my 65 mph highway jaunt to the office), lane departure warning (what, I was supposed to stay in my lane all by myself?), automatic braking (what, I have to judge stopping distances and decide how HARD to push the brakes, even with ABS since you can't even lock up the brakes in most situations), etc.
I agree. I have to say also that in all the years owning my e39 M5, I've never really yearned for more power (like that found in the V-10 e60). I can barely keep out of trouble with "just" 400 bhp! As for the F10, I've seen how M works its magic, able to transform an X5 into a relatively decent handler in the M version (albeit a bit of an oxymoron), so I'll try to keep an open mind.
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