++ [ originally posted by Martin
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Oh didn't realize there were more pictures back there...
Well the color is a bit speical, but it looks good, very slick. Personally I would go for something a bit more European (or shall we say German) looking as I find US car design a bit bulky.
But I suppose if it can get you to work and back, it's good enough.
Yeah, well, Americans have a very different car philosophy compared to the rest of the world. For one thing, they get their power from huge engines. For example, Sergio's Mustang gets it's 215 hp from 4.0 litres, or roughly 54 hp per litre, while, for example, the Subaru Impreza WRX STi gets 350 hp from 2.5 litres, or 140 hp per litre. The Dodge Viper gets it's 500 hp from an 8.3 (yes
8.3!!! litre V10 engine), while the BMW M5 get's it's 507 hp from a 5.0 litre V10 engine. Thats 60 hp per litre compared to a bit over 101 per litre.
BTW, the BMW 5.0 V10 engine was named international engine of the year by a panel of journalists from all over the world, a very important award in the world of engine manufacturers. And BTW, BMW got 6 (yes, 6) awards for it's engines this year. In addition to the main award of Engine of the year, they got:
- V10 5.0-litre engine in the M5/M6: Best New Engine 2005
- V10 5.0-litre engine in the M5/M6: Best Performance Engine 2005
- V10 5.0-litre engine in the M5/M6: Winner in the class exceeding 4.0 litres
- 3.0-litre 535d Variable TwinTurbo-Diesel: Winner in the class 2.5 to 3.0 litres
- 3.2-litre six cylinder engine in the M3: Winner in the class 3.0 to 4.0 litres.