Fastest saloon car in the world...

[Gerard <gerard@poboxes.com>]

Hi!

BMW's new ad for the M5 in the South African CAR magazine has
just attacked Ferrari. Usually here this competitive type of
advertising is frowned upon as we've got some really stupid
regulation board for advertising here (sheesh! it took only
27 or so people to complain about an anti-rape ad for some
reason and it was removed from television!). I think BMW
got into some mess a few years back for attacking the
handling (quattro system) of the Audi when they release
their new stability control thing. Merc made a copy of the ad,
zoomed out to view an SLK and had a line saying "automatic
stability control.... since 1985". Thanks Merc. :)

Anyway, ad indicates the M5 to be the fastest saloon car on
the planet. Just wanted to know what folks think of this
thing and what else compares to it, specifically in the Audi
stables. Who else produces a motor like the M5 that comes
from the factory with dry sump and other trick full racing
bits like that?

Sorry for WOB.

G.
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