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THE ULTIMATE MACHINE; BMW redefines the driving experience-again-with its fourth- generation M5, but have we evolved too far?(Product/Service Evaluation)
Byline: NATALIE NEFF
Knuckles white in anticipation, he clenches the shifter and pushes it forward, the picture of a would-be drag racer engaging a trans brake before the Christmas tree flashes. His left hand grips the steering wheel as he mashes his right foot to the floor, and our ears fill with 4500 screaming revolutions of V10 song. We glance at each other, then in one quick motion he releases the shifter, grabs the wheel with both hands, keeps his foot resolutely planted and... nothing.
The wheels never turn. Launch control, apparently, only works when it feels like it, and this time it doesn't. Ach!
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Source: HighBeam Research, THE ULTIMATE MACHINE; BMW redefines the driving experience-again-with...