before another 5 pager starts about how the BMW is superior in every way
M5
Starting at $83,900 MSRP
RWD
V-10 engine
power 378.1 kw / 507.0 bhp @ 7750 rpm
torque 520 nm / 383.5 ft lbs @ 6100 rpm
4,012 lb
0 - 60 mph 4.2 seconds
0 - 100 mph 9.4 seconds
0 - 1/4 mile 12.4 seconds
top speed 259.1 kph / 161 mph
17 mpg hwy*
Nürburgring: 8:13
2009 CTS-V:
Price estimated between $65k and $75k
RWD
Supercharged V8
556hp
551 lb-ft
4,300 lbs.
0-60: 3.9 seconds
ZR1 get 23 so maybe 20 mpg?
Nürburgring: 7:59
My dad looked at the V in 2004 and thought it had a horrible interior compared to his BMWs (he has had a E36, E39, E65 and now a Z4 M roadster), had a crappy shifter but was fun to drive. At the autoshow he told me if they built that V like they had there, BMW would have their hands full. None of us have sat in a production model, granted I have seen 10+ on the road and the recaros look nice.
And obviously the ring time with an engineer driving shows it can get out of its own way.