2016 Chevrolet SS Sedan vs E39 M5: The New Benchmark Sport Sedan Ignition Ep. 152

DocWeatherington · 05-23-2016, 08:59 PM

SS vs E39 M5

Mywifes335 · 05-23-2016, 09:19 PM

It reads kind of like a Pontiac G8 redux. In comparison to the Dodge Charger R/T and R/T Scat Pack, it falls somewhere in the middle, but with much more conservative lines. It is unfortunate that GM only sold about 2700 of them last year.

On one hand, for $50k, it's a lot of car. However you can have an RT Charger for almost $10k less. Same price for the much more powerful Scat Pack.

The biggest downer is that it's not using the new LT-series engines.

This vehicle would probably be more competitive if it were priced and built to go head/head with the Charger.

RABAUKE · 05-23-2016, 09:22 PM

Pretty impressive, bests a 15 year old M5 by 1.5 seconds......might be fun if you're on a budget and the wife says go get a sensible grocery getter.....

DocWeatherington · 05-23-2016, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RABAUKE

Pretty impressive, bests a 15 year old M5 by 1.5 seconds......might be fun if you're on a budget and the wife says go get a sensible grocery getter.....

It is but its not... 15yrs is a long time to benchmark the benchmark let alone the changes in tech.

8k4 · 05-23-2016, 10:43 PM

Ugly ass car. For 50k they are in crack, vette or camaro

ShocknAwe · 05-24-2016, 09:24 AM

Won't catch me dead in a jacked up Malibu. Hate that car with the intensity of 10000 suns.

Though I will say it shouldn't be compared to the Charger. Can't think of any hotted up Chevrolets that drive as horribly as what Dodge puts out.

Never_Enough · 05-24-2016, 09:36 AM

LOL @ this comparison.

SS is overpriced & bland looking.

KingOfJericho · 05-24-2016, 10:00 AM

These can be had for $8-10k below MSRP. For <$40k, it becomes the best bang for your buck. Each review I've watched said the same thing: Fantastic car, bland styling. If I didn't live in an area with regular snowfall I would strongly consider it, especially with the manual transmission.

You can shit on these all you want but this is a car that will hold its value quite well in the future (think M Coupe, G8 GXP - both of which sold like shit out of the box).

WreckerX5d · 05-24-2016, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

These can be had for $8-10k below MSRP. For <$40k, it becomes the best bang for your buck. Each review I've watched said the same thing: Fantastic car, bland styling. If I didn't live in an area with regular snowfall I would strongly consider it, especially with the manual transmission.

You can shit on these all you want but this is a car that will hold its value quite well in the future (think M Coupe, G8 GXP - both of which sold like shit out of the box).

It was pretty common for guys to pick the 2014's up brand new for $37-39k after a few months into sales. I would've done the same if my local Chevy dealer weren't being retards, the car is still on the lot after 2 years lol.

If you can forgo the bland looks (I can), then it's a pretty good car to have. Comes stock fully loaded, so it's not too absurd to ask what they ask.

mojobmw_e90 · 05-24-2016, 10:36 AM

Never again am I owning a gm car especially something with a ss logo. Cost me 10k for a mistake they admitted but I had to pay even with a lawyer. So for those reasons it's trash

csu87 · 05-24-2016, 11:12 AM

manual ls engine rwd sedan. I could have some fun with that.

those LS engines are so easy and cheap to build up too. Just wish it didnt look so boring, but that would be half the fun; smoking people in a boring sedan.

RABAUKE · 05-24-2016, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DocWeatherington

It is but its not... 15yrs is a long time to benchmark the benchmark let alone the changes in tech.

......kind of the point I was making

IndotagSwizz · 05-24-2016, 02:00 PM

wait for it...........ahahahahahaha!!
what is the point of this??? If I told you there was a Toyota Corolla that's was just as fast and handles better than an M5 is anyone buying it???? didn't think so..

DocWeatherington · 05-24-2016, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by RABAUKE

......kind of the point I was making

Sorry... may we

auf Deutsch · 05-24-2016, 08:27 PM

Sorry, 30 seconds into the vid, Barnum (aka Cammisa) appears. I stopped watching. Didn't want to risk seeing Bailey (aka Lieberman) further in.

Mywifes335 · 05-24-2016, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by auf Deutsch

Sorry, 30 seconds into the vid, Barnum (aka Cammisa) appears. I stopped watching. Didn't want to risk seeing Bailey (aka Lieberman) further in.

Not sure about you but I HATE CAMMISA. He's like a little girl whom bitches all day long. He wishes all BMWs were pre-turbo. I get it... But move on.

He drools over Vdubs though.

Mywifes335 · 05-24-2016, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by IndotagSwizz

wait for it...........ahahahahahaha!!
what is the point of this??? If I told you there was a Toyota Corolla that's was just as fast and handles better than an M5 is anyone buying it???? didn't think so..

I would.... Along with the unicorn they're selling at Petsmart for 50% off this Memorial Day weekend!

Nah, before my 235i, one of the cars I SERIOUSLY considered was the Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack. I was literally 1 call away from finalizing the deal before BMW agreed to an $8k discount on a leftover 2014 235i.

eluded · 05-24-2016, 10:53 PM

Yeah almost bought one for 10K under and then the manual allotment ran long.

It's funny watching how everybody trash this car but I bet not a single person that said a negative thing about it has actually driven one.

KingOfJericho · 05-25-2016, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by eluded

It's funny watching how everybody trash this car but I bet not a single person that said a negative thing about it has actually driven one.

To be fair, most of the criticism is over the appearance which doesn't take a test-drive to opine on.

mirob · 05-25-2016, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by RABAUKE

Pretty impressive, bests a 15 year old M5 by 1.5 seconds......might be fun if you're on a budget and the wife says go get a sensible grocery getter.....

Didn't they say towards the end of the video that one of the M5s rear shocks was shot...could have possibly affected it's performance...

EDIT: 11:25 into the video...(doesn't help that the older SS was faster still) but still...

ShocknAwe · 05-25-2016, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by eluded

Yeah almost bought one for 10K under and then the manual allotment ran long.

It's funny watching how everybody trash this car but I bet not a single person that said a negative thing about it has actually driven one.

I tried to, but I go through a full body dry heave every time I get close to the door.

Blackraven · 05-30-2016, 12:35 AM

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