drove my boss's x5m he just picked up for a bit, its carbon black w/ everything, he's switching from a RR SC (awesome truck but my rsx-s is faster in a straight line) although im sure if we go head on he'll probably flatten my rsx like a pancake.
First thing i notice is the redline which is only 6k quite odd for an 'M' engine i thought. I still can't get use to the funky shifter ( drove a x6 last week and a 750il sport as well). The exhausts note is nice for OEM but still a bit on the quiet side.
I adjust my seats, turn the M button on and off i go. I drove it in D initially but it seemed to shift way too early, also when you push the car hard you can hear the exhaust let out some back pressure.
Coming up to a stop light i roll down the windows and give it a few good revs and it isn't as rev happy as the M but you can deff tell it ain't no normal truck.
Light turns green i make a left and give it some give it a good amount of gas, dsc light chirps but the body doesn't roll like you would expect in a truck this size. I also notice a slight turbo lag then 4.5k rpm a GUSH of power up to to PEG the needle to redline and then it shifts. I then switched to S to try the paddle shifters. Shifts are quick and the car is very responsive to upshift downshifts, however the engine has so much power past 4.5k+ rpm and the red line being 6k the shifts feel like they are coming too quick. I feel it would really be over the top if had may be 7k red line or even a 7500 red line just to enjoy the extra boost. I take a few more sweeping turns @ 40~50mph and its just planted so it gives a lot of confidence you normally don't get from a truck.
I throw the keys to one of my engineers and i sit shotgun, to get a feel from the passenger side. He does a quick U turn, pushed the car pretty hard and the raw turbo pull is exhilarating ( he also races bikes) we come up to another sweeping right hander and he goes to the far left lane to hit the apex and pulled away. 50,80,100 came quick , very quick but it didn't feel it.
all in all great truck and it'll give the cayenne turbo S a run for its money.
The turbo definitely delivers TONS of power but may be because I'm a F1 fan, I thought it was missing the high revving M engines characteristic and intoxicating sound of the engine.
yes yes i know this thread is worthless without pics. i'll post some tomorrow afternoon.
The carbon black really shines little past dusk or under a street light as it gives off a blueish/greyish/black.
He also had a modded out m6/m5/rs4/997 techart turbo before this car.
I'm sure once the car is broken in we'll do some m3 vs x5m runs.
on a side note i also got my fabspeeds HFC and X pipe
