The M6 is a pretty amazing car and a very good performer.
Bmw m6....?
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At nearly twice the price, the M6 might better be compared to the Z06. Z06 should be able to take its lunch money.
If you're just wondering how you'd line up on the street, the M6 is a very capable car and the driver reaction times are likely the deciding factor.
JMHO
If you're just wondering how you'd line up on the street, the M6 is a very capable car and the driver reaction times are likely the deciding factor.
JMHO
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No question that the M6 has great acceleration numbers and is a great touring car. I just detest "sporty" cars weighing over 2 tons, and the fattening of cars in general. I would never consider anything that fat except in a "family hauler."
I have no doubts that I'm in the minority, but I would trade HP for weight any day. Moreover, straight line times just don't impress me. What a car does in the corners is the only thing that matters to me.
After all, the Corvette Racing Team C7R only has 491HP, but weighs only 2700 lbs. It might well lose to many street cars in a 1/4 mile race, but it's a legendary "World Champion."
I have no doubts that I'm in the minority, but I would trade HP for weight any day. Moreover, straight line times just don't impress me. What a car does in the corners is the only thing that matters to me.
After all, the Corvette Racing Team C7R only has 491HP, but weighs only 2700 lbs. It might well lose to many street cars in a 1/4 mile race, but it's a legendary "World Champion."
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The C7 will win, my base M7 edged one at a stop light. We both wanted to get on the freeway and I was in the proper lane to egress and the M6 thought I was going to let him in, he was being rather di*kish about it. So I decided that I would return the favor.
I know, I know...not at all nice and certainly not the way to improve the Corvette image...
I know, I know...not at all nice and certainly not the way to improve the Corvette image...
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The C7 will win, my base M7 edged one at a stop light. We both wanted to get on the freeway and I was in the proper lane to egress and the M6 thought I was going to let him in, he was being rather di*kish about it. So I decided that I would return the favor.
I know, I know...not at all nice and certainly not the way to improve the Corvette image...
I know, I know...not at all nice and certainly not the way to improve the Corvette image...
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Nope, I've said it before and I'll say it again. I don't give a crap about how great a car performs if it looks like nothing special to me. A BMW happens to fall into that category for me, as well as the GTR and countless other high performance cars. Corvette has something most of them do not, the look and design I want in a sports car.
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Ditto. Moreover, I don't care about straight-line racing.
Sports cars are all about successfully balancing multiple performance parameters, which include speed, grip, braking, and minimal weight (among others) in order to adeptly negotiate both straights and hairpin corners in the least amount of time. No doubt in my mind who wins that kind of race.
Sports cars are all about successfully balancing multiple performance parameters, which include speed, grip, braking, and minimal weight (among others) in order to adeptly negotiate both straights and hairpin corners in the least amount of time. No doubt in my mind who wins that kind of race.