darthpaul

Saw 5 different ones parked and driving around at the Pebble Beach Concours this last year. It's a nasty little car, smaller than I expected. Remarkable fit, finish and craftsmanship. American V8 on crack exhaust note. 365 width rear tires (yes 365) are drag tire wide looking. I was telling a fellow I know about it(a rich guy) and he said yeah he knows all about them, but it's too much for him. He pointed out that in California just the taxes and registration for that car are approximately $100,000. CA DMV has a reg. calculator on their site and it's true. Paul

The compression ratio of the new BMW v-10(s85) in the M5 and M6 is 12.0:1. It has very precise fuel and spark mapping(duh!) and a unique ignition system that uses the spark plug to measure in cylinder ionisation to determine combustion quality and detonation. It will run perfectly on cali. 89 octane, at a slightly lower maximum power I'm sure. It will still try to spin the tires at 70 m.p.h in third gear from 7000 r.p.m. to 8200 r.p.m.