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Originally Posted by AVB-AMG
I admit that I am one of the few aficionados for whom more horse power really is more desirable, allowing for much quicker acceleration and the primal masculine thrill that results from it.
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"Few?" Hardly. If there's any place where you'll find a lot of people who love to go fast, it's a BMW fan forum.
And I am among them
My next car will most likely enjoy sub 5-sec 0-60 times.
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As far as comparison of each vehicle's "exhaust note", the ML63 AMG wins hands down, IMHO, (not....!). Go to YouTube and search for ML63 AMG and you will find several videos with audio of its sweet gutteral exhaust sounds, both stock and modified.
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Well, of course. But I was saying, in general, the X5 4.8i has a lovely exhaust note. On par with the ML550's at the least.
When talking about dynamics, I was mostly referring to a normal ML (350 or 550), not the AMG. It's not the fairest thing to compare a purpose-built performance SUV to a larger SUV built to balance comfort, versatility and performance in one tidy package.
My X5 was about $65,000 before taxes. It has everything I could possibly need, very well-equipped. I would be surprised to see anyone with an $84,000 E70. At that level you may as well get a Range Rover.
One question I have to ask: if you're so into performance, why do you have an SUV? There are better performance cars than the ML63 at the price. M5, E63, RS4, Carrera S, slightly-used Maserati Quattroporte, to name a few. Are you simply into trucks?
Something tells me advanced hybrids won't be coming from the Germans any time soon--perhaps diesel-hybrids, with the emphasis on the
diesel. Such diesel cars as the 335d, A5 3.0TDI, E320 Bluetec and others are simply fantastic in any way you can imagine. I assume you know a fair amount about modern diesels?
And don't worry about the smilies. We all do them, we're all dorks here.
