Went to the ring last month with my next door neighbour who has a VXR8. MPG not really different to my M on a run (he gets 24mpg motorway driving), perhaps only 2-3 mpg in it although in town its awful and at 160mph was only just in double figures. However, it is huge and very fast. At 170mph clock speed on the limiter my car was running over 6000rpm, the VXR8 barely over 4000. Ring was hard work in the Vxl and although it has massive brakes and stopping isn't actually a problem the suspension isn't for that kind of action or for blasting through the Eifel mountains for that matter.
We both went to Santa Pod and the Z4M quicker every time on the 1/4 mile as the Vxl does an awful lot of tyre spinning and smoking but it sounds awesome and over a half mile or mile would have left mine for dead I think.
They are not comparable as cars (sports vs muscle) but if you want a big, comfortable (very in fact on long journeys) muscle car you won't get better value. And with the sports exhaust it makes you look every time :evil:
We both went to Santa Pod and the Z4M quicker every time on the 1/4 mile as the Vxl does an awful lot of tyre spinning and smoking but it sounds awesome and over a half mile or mile would have left mine for dead I think.
They are not comparable as cars (sports vs muscle) but if you want a big, comfortable (very in fact on long journeys) muscle car you won't get better value. And with the sports exhaust it makes you look every time :evil:
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