...The OP's comments about BMWs having better engines I don't think is necessarily true. OK, BMW's diesels are better, but I think that the petrols are slowly being outclassed by Mercedes' engines. What are BMW churning out at the moment that has 660bhp with 738lb-ft of torque? That's 150bhp and nearly 350 lb-ft more than the M5!..
Hi Garee , I liked your post a lot cause it's very...explaining!!Everybody's got their own taste..And I really get what you mean about mercs being much more beautiful than they used to.CLS, new C, S, CL , B , GLK are all very beautiful and dynamic(in looks) cars that would have never been built by the old MB.They changed-or better, enlarged-their target group to younger or anyway sportier people like ex-BMW,AUDI etc buyers.
What you didn't say was that bimmers are much uglier than they used to be.At least according to many people(but not to me).Due to the """"""""talented""""""""(LOOOOOL) Chris Bangle.Thank god they changed him for sb else.
Abou the engines, though , I'll have to disagree.A BMW engine is better by any means, meaning that it produces more hp per cc , it's more smooth in power delivery(The curve is going up in an almost steady rate) , way more reliable , and with a much tastier sound(that tottaly characteristic BMW engine sound-especially in straight 6 engines). The fact that Merc's more powerful engine is stronger than the BMW's one doesn't mean a thing.I could through a kompressor or a turbo in a 6 liter engine and there come the 700 horses your talking about.The M5's engine is so much awarded cause it's atmospheric , very high-revving and has an hp/cc rate greater than 1.(taking 5000cc as 500 for calculation reasons).I don't reckon any awards for the SLR's engine(That's the one you're talking about right?).There also was a limited version called SLR722 with 722 hp out of the same engine.AND , SLR is a Mclaren-Mercedes , not a "just'' Mercedes...Sth else.Talking about Mclaren , do you know that it's most famous car-the fabulous Mclaren F1-had a BMW engine?
