50i a bit laggy?

[anzer]

I'm using my own 35d experience to help benchmark what I may expect from 50i .. I'm not particalary impressed with the 35d in terms of around town performance .. hence my interest in the 50i (and even 35i) ... if the 40d's turbo 'shape change' has fixed things then that could be of interest also ..just keeping options open ...

and I don't see the harm in comparing petrols to diesels when it comes to performance (both fuel usage and speed related) ..not all of us just want to tow caravans and boats ...

[Fraser]

The point with diesels vs petrols is that an amto three-litre diesel in something like a X5 wouldn't have the power to get out of its own way whereas an atmo 3.0-litre petrol can be more than acceptable. When the last time you drove an atmo diesel?

[PasPar2]

Now that I have around 30 minutes in the 50 under the belt I can say for certain that If I didnt know that this was a turbo charged set up I would not guess that was by just driving it. There is no hit of lag at all. Power is available at any rpm and at any speed. Its trully a blast to drive and much more technologically advanced and comfortable then my 911....

Being that I have yet to see a 2nd 2011 on the road in my neck of the woods Im not surprised at being asked all sorts of questions about it at stop lights and at my kids school.