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Old 08-18-2011, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jst2878 View Post
No X5 should carry an M badge unless it does 12 sec runs like all the other M's. Just saying
By that metric an E34 M5 would not be an M as it was good for 14sec quarter mile runs. But M cars are about a lot more than just speed. Leave that to AMG. M's are about balance - handling, feel, braking, accelleration - maybe in that order.

That said, the X5 4.6is isn't quite an M. It's a nice Alpina package, but not an M car. I don't think they should have done the newer X5-M either.
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