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    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 BMW M5, Part 3

    Why you should buy this car: The new M5 is a supremely capable corner carver with epic thrust available at the top of the rev range. It s as close as you ll get to a four-door Ferrari — at least until the Aston Rapide and Porsche Panamera blow into town.

    Why you shouldn t buy this car: The gearbox blows.

    Suitability Parameters:
    · Speed Merchants: Yes
    · Fashion Victims: Yes
    · Treehuggers: No
    · Mack Daddies: No
    · Tuner Crowd: No
    · Hairdressers: No
    · Penny Pinchers: No
    · Euro Snobs: Yes
    · Working Stiffs: No
    · Technogeeks: Yes
    · Poseurs: Yes
    · Soccer Moms: No
    · Nascar Dads: No
    · Golfing Grandparents: No

    Vitals
    · Manufacturer: BMW
    · Model tested: M5
    · Model year: 2006
    · Price as Tested: $94,965
    · Engine type: 5.0-liter DOHC 40-valve V10
    · Horsepower: 500hp @ 7750 rpm
    · Torque: 383 ft.-lbs. @ 6100 rpm
    · Redline: 8250rpm
    · Wheels and Tires: 255/40ZR-19 (front) 285/35ZR-19 (rear)
    · Drive type: rear-wheel-drive
    · 0 - 60: 4.5 secs.
    · 1/4 mile: 12.8 secs. @ 119 mph
    · Top speed: 155 (electronically limited)
    · Fuel economy city/highway: 12/18
    · NHTSA crash test rating front/side/rollover: NYR

    [by Robert Farago]

    Related:
    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 BMW M5, Part 1, Part 2 [internal]


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