Carmag New Zealand compares the F10 M5 to the CLS63 AMG with timed laps around the roadcourse + drag race
Published on 12-15-2011 02:01 AM
We are going to be seeing the M5 compared to a lot of different vehicles over the next few months. Let's be real here though, the main competition in the segment is from Mercedes. We would have chosen the E63 to pit against the M5 but the CLS63 was used for whatever reason. The result? The F10 M5 lapped the circuit in 1:59.71 vs. the CLS63 at 2:00.41. No surprise the M5 is more at home on the racetrack as BMW's always have been but both vehicles went into limp mode on the second lap showing that these turbo motors with tons of torque moving heavy cars do have drawbacks.
In the drag race whose length we would assume is a 1/4 mile the cars are basically neck and neck with the CLS63 making up ground. Without any sort of timed results it is tough to tell exactly what took place other than them both getting to the marker at the same time. A drag race without supporting numbers is such a waste when the opportunity was there for something far more useful. We'll take it though.
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