ayap

If you were to spend $90,000 in a few weeks or months .. what would you choose:

2012 Audi RS5 = 0-60mph at 3.9-4.0 seconds
2012 BMW M5 = 0-60mph at 4.2-4.4 seconds
2012 Nissan GTR = 0-60mph at 2.9-3.0 seconds

E Dunwody

Well, first of all I don't have 90,000 to spend on a car but if I did it would be on the RS5.
BMW, everyone has it. I know of 4 right now in my area and I like something a little more exclusive.
The Nissan is fast and exclusive but it looks like it is a kit car that as had added after market parts too it.

All in the eyes of the beholder.

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MonzaA5

My first choice would be the M5. With 560 hp, that car is bound to be a beast. Plus, I always had a soft spot for the M5 (the original M car, if you don't count the extremely limited production 3.0CSL and M1). RS5 would be my second choice. GTR would be a very distant third. I can't think of a single thing I like about that car other than its quickness.

MonzaA5

You have four 2012 M5s in your area already? You must have a lot of BMW test drivers living in your neighbourhood

AcuraToAudi

Great choices, there. I voted for the GTR, but it would be a tough decision between that and the RS5.

However, if I decided to drop $90K on a car, I think I'd keep my S5 as a daily driver and go for a used Ferrari. It's always been a goal of mine to have a Ferrari in my garage some day.

Right now, used 360's are in that price range.

E Dunwody

Sorry, I meant BMWs as a model on my street. Though I do think one has a M5 early 2000.

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Beakerz

My choice between those three specific cars is easy-- the GTR by a mile. Why? Well, it's the fastest (which is what those cars are really all about) and it's the only one that doesn't have a "lower" model that looks a lot like it. Both the M5 and RS5 look too much like their base models. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but if I'm spending $90K on a car, I don't want it to look like a base model that costs half the amount.

Quite honestly, I'd never buy any of those cars because they really don't interest me. I guess I just don't have that kind of need for speed.

ayap

I suppose the GTR is really appealing to those who track their cars on the racetrack during weekends. 2.9 - 3.0 seconds is almost overkill on normal roads.

If you have a car that runs 4.0 - 4.8 seconds for a daily driver, that's enough for most people.