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Blueclyde · 08-26-2012, 07:31 PM

I was reading through the July 12 M/T mag and it had a road test review on the 2013 BMW M5. Their performance numbers showed this 550hp/500 ft lb 4384lb curb weight car running the 1/4 mile in 11.9 @ 120.3 mph. How can a heavier car with 56 ft lbs less torque obtain these numbers? The numbers, to me, do not seem out of line. I just wonder why we have not seen any numbers like this with the ZL1. Seems like the ZL1 should be at worst equal.

08-26-2012, 07:31 PM	#1
Blueclyde Drives: 2023 ZLE Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,717	How Can This Be? I was reading through the July 12 M/T mag and it had a road test review on the 2013 BMW M5. Their performance numbers showed this 550hp/500 ft lb 4384lb curb weight car running the 1/4 mile in 11.9 @ 120.3 mph. How can a heavier car with 56 ft lbs less torque obtain these numbers? The numbers, to me, do not seem out of line. I just wonder why we have not seen any numbers like this with the ZL1. Seems like the ZL1 should be at worst equal.