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Wed Mar 7 20:46:28 EST 2007
mirrors (w/o mirrors not given). A 2006 M5 has a width of 72.7" without
mirrors, and 80.2" with mirrors.
But perspective is a totally different animal.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
> pkrasusky at ups.com
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:32 PM
> To: t44tqtro at gmail.com
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] BAM!
>
>
> No... it's certainly not as wide (on paper IIRC mine's +8" - boy do I
> seem to hear that all the time I do).
>
> But, it's stature is *so* damn friggin TALL it literally
> towers over my
> car. On paper it's not as long either, but it sure looks it side to
> side. Same wheelbase! And the width of mine somehow gets
> absorbed next
> to the thing. Mostly it's due to the things high waistline.
>
> Agreed, "pedestrian" E60s don't look big. Something about the flares
> and spoilers and 19's on the thing, or something and stuff and things.
> I think.
>
> I defy you to tell me that 2nd pic thar doesn't f'n diminutivizify
> Alumibitch. Tellin' ya - its UNCANNY.
>
> Ponderifying the thing again last night, see alot of Mazda 3 in the
> greenhouse lines. And a lot of Mitsopizzo Evo in the hood/fender
> stance. Weird. It's definitely overstyled, but it somehow works on
> that car - at least in that color. Them confounded tail lights, man,
> from a side profile next to my car you realize exactly how far they
> stretch down the side of the car. Blech.
>
> -Paul tellin it like he seez it K.
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 12:06 PM
> To: Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)
> Cc: scarsgo at gmail.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] BAM!
>
>
> It's not as wide is it?
>
> I see E60 5 series on the road all the time and they don't look
> particularly large. I think they're a fair bit smaller than the C6 A6,
> which is about as long as a SWB A8 (D3) but narrower.
>
> The D3 A8 is pretty wide. From what I can remember, D2s are
> pretty wide, too.
>
> Taka
>
>
>
> On 4/12/07, pkrasusky at ups.com <pkrasusky at ups.com> wrote:
>
> Dooood... TOTALLY!!!! A perspective better seen in
> this one a bit
> further back
> http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86747/s8__m5_rear_2.jpg
> really. It f'n DWARFS my f'n car!!!
>
> That was (part of) the source of all my "WTF" about it
> during my write
> up. It's farquing HUMONGOUS - and one of the veryfew
> cars that can make
> a D2 look downright small. Like an A4 almost.
>
>
>
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