RE: m5 competition is ??

[Eaton Dave <dave.eaton@minedu.govt.nz>]

bmw has (as usual) chosen to "pre-announce" the m5.  so most people think
that it is available already.

it isn't.

when it is, or shortly thereafter there will be at least one other "sports
saloons" worthy of consideration.

the tt audi s6.  400hp with a tt 4.2l v8.  and, if rumours are correct, with
a multiple haldex lsc quattro arrangement....

can you say torque?

btw, the s4 is designed to compete with the m3.  the s6 with the m5, and the
s8 with the ???.


dave
'95 rs2
'90 ur-q

> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 09:44:44 -0600 
> From: "Lawson, Dave" <dlawson@ball.com>
> Subject: Re: Bimmer boy crashes the guestbook at Audi-S-Cars
> 
> > of a BMW M5. Simply adding some turbochargers and an
> >  S canīt make it. Sorry to say, but no Audi could even be close in terms
> > of performance than the new 1998 BMW M5 with
> >  400 HP."
> 
> Wether you are a bmw fan or not, you have to respect that 400hp
> number when discussing engines. That is the same output as
> the porsche 911 twin turbo. And the latest scoop on the S4 is
> 265hp from its bi-turbo V6 configuration. Say Audi bumps it to
> 300hp, the M5 will have a 33% peak power advantage and that
> is considerable.