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Originally Posted by Sliver
I'm happy somebody can relate because it sounds like a stupid complaint. I know your E550 was tuned to about the same power as mine. And you're right, it's a bit of a yawn once you get used to the gobs of power. Off the line never gets old, mind you, but one time I was merging from Anderson onto Deerfoot North and booted it around the curve. The car started getting kind of squirrely so I let off and was thinking maybe I had a low tire or a suspension issue...nope. It just went from a reasonable speed to a wholly unreasonable speed so insanely quickly that it was just going too fast for the curve. But doing all that numbly without a lot of feedback until it hit uncomfortable feedback. IDK, perfect car for the autobahn, but not necessarily for Calgary.
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Off the line or needing to pass quickly on the highway, it was phenomenal in a practical use sense (550hp/705tq is indeed practical, also a safety feature). But it lacked theatre and fun. I have more fun now with 430 horsepower (and a 7,300 RPM peak powerband helps).