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Description: Automobile magazine's Ezra Dyer took some time out from testing for the gloss-book's Car of the Year award to put this little matchup together. Does the electric sedan have what it takes to ...
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lol, so many butthurt beamer fanboys and conservatives. Electric cars are the future! Oh and for the record, BMW is just crap. Reliability could be compared to a Hyundai.
Poor job motor trend! M5 will smoke the Tesla on the road and paper anytime!
Tesla Model S $70,000...one moving engine part..89 mpge.. Annual fuel cost $700.00 / BMW M5 $90,000.. 14 mpg Annual fuel cost $3850.00...after 5 years of ownership that BMW cost $109,250 not including maintenance.... The Tesla cost $73,500...hmmmm pocket the $35,750 and save the environment at the same dang time!
Electric motors have more torque the gas, by far. But they sound like crap, haha
Idk about that BMW note. sounds kinda forced. also the driver blows. electric cars are like sharks they sneak up on u with their super quite engines....not natural
that M5 sounded like a subaru thats the only reason i dont like the new M5 with its artifical exhaust note has alot of power but that V8 is cheesey
The BMW 5 series is just one of the best looking cars on the road inside and out
that tesla really launches hard. awesome off the line performance color me impressed
Why do I think the M5 has launch control??? M driver may not have known.....
Clearly not good a good driver in the M5. Compare the 0-60 times and the M5 pulverizes the Tesla.
Don't worry, that big m5 v8 sound everyone is talking about is enhanced within the cabin by the speakers that produce engine noise...with electricity. Don't believe me? google it. The point wasn't tesla>m5, I think the point is, give tesla a chance
I would go with the Tesla, just because it will be unique. Very sexy car IMO.
M5 is awesome I don't care about a drag race I seen how the tesla roadster preformed when driven hard for a long period of time they shut down.
When there's a Tesla dealer in my town, I'll think about it. Until then, BMW. Will probably happen about the same time I could afford either car. Lol.
Id like to see that race again with proper driver. Slow start, wheel spin shifting into second; with a proper driver in the M the outcome would be different.
Damn that M5 sounded so good. I'd get one if parts weren't so damn expensive.
I just saw a white model s like 5 minutes ago. It looked goo, but M5 for me :)
U mean twin turbocharged usually twin charged means it has a turbo and a supercharger
I'd love to own an electric car like the Tesla, but it is way too overpriced if I remember correctly.
For me, engine noise is a big factor, and the m5 sounds pretty good, and the tesla...doesnt sound at all
I would go with the tesla. It looks so brilliant all the way through. Just my opinion.
I feel like if the results of the video were different, we would be having a complete 180 reaction to this... Just sayin
That's funny. Problem is, absolutely no one who buys a tesla 'S' will do so because it's fast, and even fewer will actually race them. And the bimmer's better in about every other way conceivable.
Which one is prettier tho and is backed by years engineering and technology while tesla just came to the market a few years ago so not just anyone can work on it... M5 all the way I don't care about the 0-60
This video is a joke. Put the m5 in sport plus and set the launch control then try it, won't even be close
And if u do the review, it's got great build quality by buying Gm and TOYOTA's factory during economic downturn at 2008
People all forget about how small the Tesela is, and how big step they did on the automobile industry. Think about Giant company's car, like Gm's volt and TOYOTA's Prius, also that Nissan leaf, they are expensive and not half good as model S.
The first thing I'd buy if I won the lottery.... Actually the second after I bought another lottery ticket
All electric motors have maximum torque at 0 rpm, but their horsepower is inversely proportional to rpm. Interesting little drive mechanisms, these are - completely different horsepower/torque characteristics than IC engines.
As if that joke isn't old...
I hope they had fire extinguishers ready for that tesla hahahahah hahahah xD