BMW 850CSi Vs Ferrari 456 GT

Jonny Lieberman — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:30:00 EDT

Today's question comes to you straight from Alex Roy's loft in the NYC. Though Mr. Roy himself has no knowledge of it. No, the ~~house-crashing~~ intrepid Davey G Johnson done thunk this one up. We were having one of our usual DAF vs. FAF type dialogs over IM, only this time it was about the merits (and demerits) of a Citroen SM vs. an 850CSi. Davey pointed out that the SM was built off the DS platform, had the Maserati engine and fell to the earth from an advanced alien civilization. My counterpoint was that the 850 was effectively built out of raw chutzpa. "Fuck you. Here's our $100,000 supercar — and it looks like a Ford Probe. Eat it." Davey ceded that I had a point. But then he mentioned Ferrari's 456 (that also looks like a Ford Probe), a car that can take four humans up to a top speed of 187 mph. I had no comeback. Johnson = good. Each 90s ubermensch sports a rip-roarin' V12, a 6-speed manual and a 6-figure price. Also, as Davey pointed out, both cars came complete with all-important pop-up headlights. We're kinda torn. So we're leaving the decision up to you, O' sage readers.

Pick A BMW, Any BMW

Jonny Lieberman — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:45:00 EDT

This is the end of BMW Week, I swear it. But, since we have been all things Bavarian around here since last Wednesday, we figured why not go out with a Danube-sized splash. And today's question is wickedly simple. You only get one BMW; which one shall it be? Me? Well, I'm torn between 3 lusty Bimmers. First, you got the Zagato bodied Alpina Roadster. You know, the Z8 with the bored out 4.8-liter B10 V8 and a slushbox. Kind of a stretch, but technically a BMW. Second would be an 850CSi. I would love to investigate a crime scene in one of those. Take my Audi, please! Last is the 507. I mean, how can you front on that? Actually, you can't. So that's my pick. You?

Jalopnik: 850csi

BMW 850CSi Vs Ferrari 456 GT

Pick A BMW, Any BMW