I finally drove a V8... (1 Viewer)

[F2001]

yea it's an old thread.... but

The problem with that car is the gearing (because it ain't made for 0-100).

Maybe you should try it at 100-120+.

The 4.4s are meh...
The 4.8s are much better.

 

[mattparis]

BMW 740iL with 4.4L v8 with only light modifications (to ECU/mapping).

But it's an automatic with tiptronic >__> Tiptronic is also not as fun as I thought it'd be.

Yea, i know what you mean by expecting it to be faster, but you have to remember the seven series is really heavy, like tank heavy.... its more centered round luxury than performance

now the M6 on the other hand.... usually leaves me speechless

 

[David Spade]

7 series are not the fastest

thats like driving a 308 kingswood and expecting it to be fast cos it has a big V8

silly thread really
driving a new hsv etc would be a lot different i think

 

[seremify007]

Why dig up such old threads.. but anyway

Yea, i know what you mean by expecting it to be faster, but you have to remember the seven series is really heavy, like tank heavy.... its more centered round luxury than performance

now the M6 on the other hand.... usually leaves me speechless

The acceleration was very ordinary from memory. That's what made me a bit surprised- I was expecting it to be crazy fast or something along the lines of other cars I'd driven both before and after.

That being said, the good thing about that car was probably the road-stability and how it kinda shrinks around you and doesn't feel as big as you'd expect.

ps. The M6 is very nice too

 

[noturningback]

Drove a V8 5.7L Holden Berlina alot on the L's but since getting my P's I've been stuck with a V4 1.8L Holden Astra gahhhhhhh

 

[Riet]

I4.

 

[seremify007]

This is such an old thread but I (finally) drove a few more V8s since then- new 750i, S500, rangie and the X6M

 

[brent012]

This is such an old thread but I (finally) drove a few more V8s since then- new 750i, S500, rangie and the X6M

Still no pushrods lol?

 

[Drifting95]

This is such an old thread but I (finally) drove a few more V8s since then- new 750i, S500, rangie and the X6M

Not sure if accountant or drug dealer, especially considering that list of cars

 

[anomalousdecay]

Not sure if accountant or drug dealer, especially considering that list of cars

This makes you seem like a stockbroker

On my to do list is to drive something and feel it get to 100km/hr in less than 3 seconds.

So far all I can do is 8-9~ lol.

 

[wannaspoon]

I was considering getting a Lexus LS400 before I got my GTIR; either a LS400 or a Nissan Cefiro (didn't end up getting neither, still want one of either)... they sound so awesome... manual conversion, straight pipe exhaust, ITB's...

edit: god bless roundabouts...

 

[seremify007]

How does it feel like to drive a V8?

All those cars feel brisk but not blindingly quick- I still think my Evo (and most high performance JDM cars) have a better sense of urgency because of the isolation in the European cars.

Did ride shotgun in the new M5 and SL63. Both of those cars hit 200km/h much faster than my Benz hits 100 lol. And you feel it with the aural theatrics.