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IAMWILL
August 3rd, 2012, 04:03 PM
Hai guys. Like the title says, which car, regardless of price or money, would you take.
Personally, I'd take the CLS63 AMG. 570ish hp, mean V8 rumble, and holy shit is the car beautiful. I mean I saw one in person the other day and almost flipped a u turn to follow it.
The numbers:
CTS-V: 556hp, 0-60mph: 4.2s, TS: 191, 1/4Mile: 12.5s - Starting @ 63k
M5: 560hp, 0-60mph: 4.1s, TS: 155 LIMITED, 1/4Mile: 12.3s - Starting @ 90k
CLS63 AMg: 563hp, 0-60mph: 3.9s, TS: 186 limited, 1/4Mile: 12.1s - Starting @151K.

So yeah.

phenol
August 3rd, 2012, 11:10 PM
Lol Cadillac sucks. It used to be for fat rich black men, and suddenly 20-year-old blonde bimbos are driving them.
CLS63 obviously, fastest. Meant to travel at top speed for an infinite time.
Also BMW is for dbags.

Wakesetter03
August 4th, 2012, 02:47 AM
Don't get me wrong, I love the CTS-V and the Nurburgring time is impressive, but it's not in the same league as the German vehicles.
GM have crappy interiors, it has to be said, and I believe the motor is still a SOHC? It is Corvette derived from what I know. The interior looked beautiful when it came out, but now it's dated and looks kind of cheap. However, I will say that the optional Recaro seats look fantastic.
I'm not a fan of the new M5, the car is so quiet that the exhaust is played through your stereo speakers, am I the only one who thinks that is completely stupid? Not the mention I dislike the fact that it's a laptop on wheels, why would you make a performance car with 560hp, then have 8 different settings on power (from like 420hp right to max), not to mention the gearbox settings. My last rant on the BMW is that the interior isn't draw dropping. We had an '08 M3, and it consisted of beautiful seats, leather etc, but the dash was made of hard plastic and the buttons just felt tacky (ie. stereo buttons, steering wheel controls and the iDrive system controls).
So personally if money were no object, I'd take the CLS63. The new 5.5 litre motor is brilliant, interior wise, MB are up there with some of the best, and as mentioned, it does look very nice, however I do think the previous model was better looking.
Bit of a rant there, sorry :)

phenol
August 4th, 2012, 07:53 AM
Corvette ZR-1 has a completely plastic back end, and a retarded glass engine cover that allows you to see literally nothing.

Wakesetter03
August 4th, 2012, 05:19 PM
I was talking about the motor, not about Corvettes themselves. SOHC = Single OverHead Cam.

IAMWILL
August 6th, 2012, 12:36 AM
The Corvette and therefore the CTS-Vs actually use pushrods instead of camshafts I believe.

Wakesetter03
August 6th, 2012, 12:57 AM
The Corvette and therefore the CTS-Vs actually use pushrods instead of camshafts I believe.

My mistake then :) Thanks for the clarification