I take what I said back... someone trapped 119 mph stock in the E60 M5.

I'll try and find the source.

 

but not when it's stock.

 

Damn those E55's are fast but that E60 M5 is really starting to grow on me...I can definitely see one of those in my near future. A V10 that out revs the S54 is just getting too tempting.

 

I still give the nod to the E55, because its a simple chip and pulley away from outrunning the M5, and I personally prefer 500 ft lbs of torque at 1800 rm, to 380 ft lbs, at 6200, in a passenger car.

 

I like the E55, but I'd take the M5 any day over it. The M5 I'm guessing would also be a more adept track car than the E55.

I see the E55 as more of an interstate predator, an open road missile. The M5 surely provides more than just straight-line fun.

 

the e55 is one mean machine and were the bmw only to come in smg, i would take the benz, thankfully bmw fixed that problem and the choice is no longer difficult

 

half the time of the video is a long useless introduction, when will people learn?

 

That was an indication of how fast both cars got to 5th gear. They started from a roll in 2nd and slammed to 5th instantly.

You can see in the lower right hand corner on the screen the gear indicator.

A couple more runs would've been nice though.

 

I've also heard the SMG3 is much improved and far more advanced than the SMG2 in the M3.

Launch Control puts the new M5 to 0-60 in 4.2 seconds, and the SMG3 in the new M5 has 7 speed. Make it easy to hit 200.

 

I prefer the M5 more, whether it is faster or not.