2000 BMW M5 vs. 2000 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG, 2000 Jaguar XJR - Car and Driver (blog)
Time to stock your adult toy chest before the investors wise up. You picked up a pricey two-seater after that glorious public offering, but it's not exactly suited to ferrying you and your colleagues to your daily business meetings. Your swollen stock provides the freedom to buy anything on the market, but showing up every day in a Bentley or a Roller gives the wrong impression in the superficially egalitarian circles of the casually dressed West Coast high-tech executive set. Among the hundreds of models offered by the world's automakers are three that fit these requirements perfectly. They are all powered by gutsy V -8 engines and are fitted with high-performance suspensions, beefy brakes, and sticky steamroller-like tires. The newest of this robust trio is the BMW M5. It's the third 5-series to be enhanced by the ministrations of the company's motorsports department and the first M5 not powered by a descendant of the 24-valve, twin-cam six introduced in the... The engine in this new M5, called the S62, is derived from BMW's 4. 4-liter corporate V-8, with several important changes. An increased bore and stroke enlarges its displacement from 4398 to 4941cc. A new induction system with dual air cleaners and airflow meters and eight individual throttles feeds the larger engine's appetite for air. Source: www.caranddriver.com
