Videos are better than pictures - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvBIJzsHU6o&eurl=

I did a little searching and found pictures of the rest of the contest cars.

http://www.ied.it/torino/2006/news_mclaren/index.htm

I was under the impression that the Evo X was going to be based off the next gen Lancer. With that in mind, I'm betting that this is just the regular Lancer. High performance models generally debut after the base model and this is the first picture I've seen of the new Lancer/Evo.

Do people not understand the concept of inflation? A particular monetary value, say $1, has less buying power each progressive year. I know you've heard old people talk about how cheap things used to be when they were young. Inflation is the main reason behind this. New cars arrive roughly every 7 years, so think that this price increase is partially due to 7 years of inflation. Also, I'm sure that BMW prices their cars with the future value of the dollar in mind. This car will actually be cheapest @ MSRP for consumers at the end of its lifecycle.

I just love how everyone in this comment section just wants to prove others wrong and show how smart they are. People, let's do something productive..........

My dad actually has an e60 M5 and while I was home from college for Christmas break, he decided to let me drive it for the entire break (3 weeks!). As a result, I'm quite familiar with the car. If you don't believe me, I will email you some pics.

iDrive: Automotive journalists complain to no end about how confusing the system is to operate. I believe this is due to the fact that they merely do not spend enough time with the system and are not as familiar with its working as someone who owns the car. When I first drove the car, I made it a point to learn how to use iDrive. I love it now and whenever I drive a car without it, I feel a little lost. Some may argue that you shouldn't have to learn how to use iDrive or whatever, but I think that's just crap. What new technology doesn't have some sort of learning curve?

SMG: It is basically the same story as iDrive. SMG requires a period of adjustment. It is NOT AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION and you cannot drive it like one. Many think that a manual transmission would be better suited to the M5 but I would strongly disagree. The M5's engine is a screamer and you need to rev the crap out of the engine to get anything to happen. A manual transmission just doesn't allow you to exploit the potential of the engine the way SMG does. It's seriously the perfect fit. For all those thinking the 6 speed will be better just remember that you're going to be down a gear, so you're more than likely going to have taller gears to compensate. As a result you're not going to accelerate as quickly through each gear and on top of that, you just can't shift as fast as SMG. In the end, you're to be working a lot harder and not going nearly as fast with a 6 speed manual. Don't give me the crap about how SMG isn't more involving. If you want a sports car with a manual transmission for a truly involving drive then you should not be looking at a 2 ton sedan, no matter how much power it has. Too many people forget that the M5 isn't a mid engine purpose built sports car; it's a family sedan with too much power. What do you expect?

Looks like they just stuck the front of a DB9 on a Vantage coupe and added some extra vents. I was hoping for more. I remember reading an article interviewing Daniel Craig, the new Bond, where he said that Bond isn't going to have many gadgets, which probably means the DBS won't be stocked full of missiles and stuff.

NO!!! I live in Santa Barbara!! I guess going back to California will be just like freshman year of college. I won't be able to afford sh!t.

in respose to post #14 by Christian J

Don't take this the wrong way but you sound like a 10 year old who reads car magazines and has never actually driven a car. Is .71 on the skid pad amazing? Hell no, but that isn't a race car. The rest of Aaron's post went on to say that he lives in LA and has to deal with traffic. I live in LA and .71g on the skidpad is more than enough for traffic. There is more to a car than just its performance stats. Just because one car goes from 0-60 faster than another or has more HP does not mean it is a better car. You're such a statistic whore. Also, the rest of your post is just wrong. I thought you should know.....

gimme! gimme! gimme! please!!!