As some of you are aware, I tend to drive the 500E as it was designed for ... well this morning on the way to the office, I was driving casually along Pacific Coast Highway. Light traffic, approximately 6:45 am, clear spring day, waves crashing nicely.

As I was driving through Solana Beach, I came to a stop at an intersection waiting for the light to change; I was in the #1 lane (two lanes each direction, undivided road). No vehicle in front of me but just to the left of me in the #2 lane. All of a sudden, this white X5 4.4i pulls up along my right side. I thought maybe he will be making a right turn soon, maybe waiting for the light to turn green. He couldn't be thinking that he'd snake (or spank) a lowly old W124 300E when the light turned green? My 500E is unbadged.

Well he did try. SURPRISE! As I waited for the light to turn green, I slapped the tranny into 1st gear ... waiting ... checking traffic. Green light ... he never had a chance ... how could he be spanked, he thought! The 500E quickly launched through the intersection; no ASR (Firehawks doing well!). I shifted up to 2nd gear but with my Pb foot in the throttle, 1st was held till 6250 rpm ... about two car lengths ... then 2nd gear came ... three, four then five lengths ... then I shut it down, traveling approximately less than 90 mph. I braked to slow down to the posted speed at waited for him ... he didn't even acknowledge anything ... his girlfriend must had yelled at him or he was just SHOCKED as he just got killed by a W124 ... okay, I'll admit, the unbadged 500E has an HP/TQ advantage. But still, the permagrin felt satisfying.

1992 500E ... 5.0 L, DOHC, 32 valve, 322 hp / 354 foot-lbs ... ~3800 pounds

2003 X5 4.4i ... 4.4L, DOHC, 32 valve, 290 hp / 324 foot-lbs ... ~4800 pounds

Never was a contest ...

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1992 500E (Daily Driver)
2004 Porsche RUF 955 Dakara 550

Nice story.

I love to see a BMW driver get a good spanking.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

No contest -- I should hope so!!

The 4.6L is pretty fast for SUV, 0-60 6.2 secs, 340 hp/5700 rpm - 350 lb-ft/3700 rpm.

"BMWs get no respect, I tell ya..."

(GOOD)

Unassuming drivers in BMW's...........LOL

Norm has an official PHD in schooling San Diegans of the true capabilities of the 500! May they all graduate with high honors.

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Afshin

Current:
02 C32 AMG

Previous:
92 500E
84 190E 2.3 5 Spd

LOL

Nice kill!

I feel so ashamed for having failed to defend the E500's honor. Even if it was only once.

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1994 E500

This afternoon a BMW 745i fell victim to the white lightning ( my 190E 2.6 5-SPEED ) in heavy traffic

Nice E Dream ... I see you are contributing to our schooling ways.

Daesun ... no worries at all ... your efforts have not gone unappreciated, nor have they been for not - your opponent was a worthy one ... and a Stuttgart Stallion at that. Our Honour has not been tarnished. Though I clearly had a power/torque/curb weight advantage over the X5, I was defending all the W124s, for they tend not to get much respect ... especially from the Bavarian Boys.

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1992 500E (Daily Driver)
2004 Porsche RUF 955 Dakara 550