The current M5 V10 revs to 8k, or at least mine did. You know I'd rather see a soccer mom or wannabe driving one of these beasts rather than the same person sitting in an Escalade.

I put 15k miles on my M5 and it was a great car for Germany. Back here in the states, it kind of sucked.

3k lbs, a stick and 300-400 horses fits me perfect for U.S. roads.

Now what BMW REALLY needs to do is work on making its cars more relieable. Quarterly visits to the dealer for repairs and maintenance is just too much.

 

My friend who's negotiating w/ BMW to have his M5 repurchased under the lemon law would probably prefer to see BMW focus on making their cars' reliability before making them faster.