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Bolognese said:
Nice bits of kit, but is the roar you hear the fake one over the speakers?
Have a listen 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLNjZrkx4v4
Mr Trophy said:
cerb4.5lee said:
You jammy sod! The closest I have got to the new M6 is reading about it when I ordered the brochure 
It looks great I bet you loved it to bits
Honestly. I am a petrol head and I can tell you, it was too quick to drive The closest I have got to the new M6 is reading about it when I ordered the brochure It looks great I bet you loved it to bits
Mr Trophy said:
Very nice 
Looks great in white. Do you notice the fake engine noise at all? I find that bizarre!
You can buy the previous shape M6 for £20k's now - the one being referred to in this thread is still £60k+. Both are very cheap for what they are, although I'd imagine £20k M6's are heading for a world of pain as at that price, it'll start to be bought by people who won't be aware of just how expensive they are to run and maintain.
You don't notice the sound as particularly 'synthesised' but, from inside the car it doesn't really sound like a typical V8 - it's just, erm, 'different'!
From outside it actually sounds quite good considering it's turbocharged (a lot louder than you expect given how quiet it seems inside). It's not quite as raw as my Jaguar XKR-S or as distinctive as any of the AMG's though. Still, none of them had quite the combination of low down grunt AND accelerative top end thrust - it's a very impressive drivetrain.
From outside it actually sounds quite good considering it's turbocharged (a lot louder than you expect given how quiet it seems inside). It's not quite as raw as my Jaguar XKR-S or as distinctive as any of the AMG's though. Still, none of them had quite the combination of low down grunt AND accelerative top end thrust - it's a very impressive drivetrain.
Skrambles said:
HoHoHo said:
Skrambles said:
Bolognese said:
Do you notice the fake engine noise at all? I find that bizarre!
Has anyone noticed the synth'd sound? I haven't and I've had my m5 for almost 2 years!Not at all
Ever
Not a bit
None
You sure? 
Palmball said:
You don't notice the sound as particularly 'synthesised' but, from inside the car it doesn't really sound like a typical V8 - it's just, erm, 'different'!
From outside it actually sounds quite good considering it's turbocharged (a lot louder than you expect given how quiet it seems inside). It's not quite as raw as my Jaguar XKR-S or as distinctive as any of the AMG's though. Still, none of them had quite the combination of low down grunt AND accelerative top end thrust - it's a very impressive drivetrain.
The sound is closer to the v10 of the e60 than the ordinary BMW v8, once it goes into the higher rev range. In the first few months, I'd get the window down just to check that it wasn't being piped into the cabin by the synth doodah. From outside it actually sounds quite good considering it's turbocharged (a lot louder than you expect given how quiet it seems inside). It's not quite as raw as my Jaguar XKR-S or as distinctive as any of the AMG's though. Still, none of them had quite the combination of low down grunt AND accelerative top end thrust - it's a very impressive drivetrain.
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