This is exactly why I think the '10 sec faster around the Nurburgring' is not a fallacy:
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Originally Posted by scott27
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I really do not understand why some people think BMW as "Ultimate Drag-race Machine".
We are about being "Ultimate Driving Machine", and about "Sheer Driving Pleasure", and about "Freude am Fahren". And this goes beyond 0-60 or 1/4 mile drag races. And majority of BMW fans & customers know that. And they appreciate that. And that's why they buy BMW vehicles. Not for 0-60mph or 1/4 mile drag races.
But some (a minority!) are unfortunately just under delusion.
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Yes, the 4.8is might a
little faster going in a straight-line, but the E70's new suspension even without Adaptive Drive is vastly superior due to the Double Wishbone setup; throw in the Sport Package (which includes Adaptive Drive), and the E70 is going spank the E53 (any model). Going around a track, .5 sec difference in 0-60 is not even worth discussing.
The E53 does not have bad handling by any means. It's the same relationship as how the E70 has a more rigid chassis/frame the E30 M3 race car. Technological advancements bring for evolution.
This notion of straight-line speed is an american concept that is starting to die down.