FP be trollin'

"Party-vi" (party-vi) 03/11/2014 at 11:23 • Filed to: Some bullshit

0

36

The M6 apparently isn't a performance car. Discuss.

davedave1111 > Party-vi 03/11/2014 at 11:26

0

Is the M6 a performance car? Serious question - I've never driven one, or even been in one, but I understood it's more of a cruiser than a sportscar. A seriously quick cruiser, though.

Victorious Secret > Party-vi 03/11/2014 at 11:26

5

Manual, V10, at the time near supercar levels of performance.

Sure, it might be more geared towards being a GT car but I think the FP is comprised of...ahem...fucking idiots who've never driven anything more sporting than a Pinto.

Everyone else who isn't a dumbass would know that regardless of its stupid styling, the M6 is performance like anything else that comes out of the M Division.

Barbarian772 > Party-vi 03/11/2014 at 11:26

0

I would say it's a performance GT car, I'm not sure if I would call it a sportscar though.

Being fast is enough to make a performance car imo...

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Party-vi 03/11/2014 at 11:26

0

Say what? I guess the A8 ain't a luxury sedan either..

I'm at work now, so I can't write a long long answer on this, but I'd say the M6 is a performance car in every way. It's fast, it's kinda big, it handles well, it sounds friggin' GREAT..

Any reason it wouldn't be a performance car?

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Party-vi 03/11/2014 at 11:27

0

That seems a ridiculous thing to say. It's not ridiculous to say that it's still ugly as sin, though.

Party-vi > davedave1111 03/11/2014 at 11:28

1

I guess that depends on your definition of "performance". Anything that do the quarter mile in 12.4 seconds and pull almost .90g's on a skid pad is definitely a performance car in my book. There's also the fact that this is literally the performance version of a regular 6-Series.

Party-vi > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 03/11/2014 at 11:29

0

The older 6-ers are slowly growing on me, but seeing the rear always makes me shudder.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 03/11/2014 at 11:29

0

I won't say it's a pretty car, but I think it's unfair to call it ugly. It looks mean I'd say, but that's just me :)

Party-vi > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/11/2014 at 11:29

0

It's apparently under powered and a pig and too fat.

Party-vi > Barbarian772 03/11/2014 at 11:29

0

Certainly not a sports car, but performance is the name of the M6's game.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Party-vi 03/11/2014 at 11:30

0

WHAT? Have they even driven one? Underpowered? Yeaaaahh.. right... next thing they'll tell us the 911 Turbo is slow as well..

davedave1111 > Party-vi 03/11/2014 at 11:32

0

Oh yes, absolutely. It has 500 horsepower or something, so it's not even close to slow or beige. But with more restrictive definitions, it might not qualify as a performance car - depending on what it's actually like to drive.

Barbarian772 > davedave1111 03/11/2014 at 11:34

2

In my opinion Performance car =/= Sportscar...

It's more a big GT than it is a sportscar, but it's definitely a performance car.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Victorious Secret 03/11/2014 at 11:34

2

Hey, fuck you! Pintos were sporty!

Victorious Secret > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 03/11/2014 at 11:36

2

WHAT U GON DO BOUT IT?

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > Party-vi 03/11/2014 at 11:38

0

It isn't a pure performance car. It never rivalled a GT3 RS or a Exige. But it still would be filed in the performance vehicle category thanks to that glorious V10 and good handling abilities (for its size/weight). It's the same thing with an SL55.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Party-vi 03/11/2014 at 11:39

0

A screaming V10 producing 507 bhp. Manual gearbox. A huge array of driving aids, perhaps too much.

How is that not a performance car...

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > davedave1111 03/11/2014 at 11:40

1

I can't claim to have driven the M6 more than a few miles, but first impresions where great. I have however driven a 635d from Hamburg to Oslo (930Km/577miles), and I can tell you that I'd even say that one could be called a performance car. Handling is just awesome, power delivery even better.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Party-vi 03/11/2014 at 11:41

3

In some cases the M6 is a motorway and not a performance car. Discus.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 03/11/2014 at 11:41

0

Yeah, they'd burn nearly anything off at the lights.

Tekamul > davedave1111 03/11/2014 at 11:41

2

The M6 is a GT. Blisteringly fast in a straight line, silent on the autobahn, competent but somewhat muted in the twisties.

SO it qualifies as a performance car, but is not a sportscar or supercar.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Party-vi 03/11/2014 at 11:44

1

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Victorious Secret 03/11/2014 at 11:46

0

GONNA GO GET ME A POSSE!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > vdub_nut: scooter snob 03/11/2014 at 11:47

2

_

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 03/11/2014 at 11:55

1

*Joins Pinto posse*

Party-vi > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/11/2014 at 11:59

0

lol

Party-vi > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 03/11/2014 at 12:01

0

Oh hell no has it ever gone against an Exige or GT3 - it's a big 'ol grand tourer, but it's a performance car regardless.

Party-vi > davedave1111 03/11/2014 at 12:02

1

I see. I'm a knuckle-dragger, so my idea of performance is mostly in a straight line :)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Party-vi 03/11/2014 at 12:03

2

I note I didn't have to clarify I was trolling.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > Party-vi 03/11/2014 at 12:04

1

I personally think that the M6 isn't a performance car for some reasons.

1. It's based off a 6-series, which shouldn't be a performance car in the first place, and shoehorning a huge engine, adding a body kit and suspension and wheels to me just doesn't make it a performance car.

2. Then there's the GT argument, but it can be a performance GT I guess, it's just more of a cruiser to me than a performance performance car, even though it's a damn powerful cruiser.

But if I have these arguments, the shoehorning argument throws out the M5, E63 (sedan and wagon), more or less told RS, AMG and M to pack their bags and go to Mars, and I love some of those cars too much for them to lose their performance uber car status due to a complication with my hatred of the M6 coupe. So I guess in my book, M6 is stayin' in the performance car category.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/11/2014 at 12:05

0

The PPs.

LOL.

Peepees.

(I'm sorry.)

(Not sorry.)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 03/11/2014 at 12:06

0

The perpetually perverted and perturbed Pinto posse. OG 5P

Party-vi > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 03/11/2014 at 12:07

0

Mother of God. A well-reasoned argument backing up your position. Good form, sir.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/11/2014 at 12:08

0

That was beautiful.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > Party-vi 03/11/2014 at 12:09

0

Thankies. I try my best to think about things other than math while I was in Differential Equations. HAHA.

Party-vi > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 03/11/2014 at 12:15

0

DiffEQ is a walk in the park.

Calc 3 however was fucking horrible.