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Per the photo, I never hear this talked about but it appears engine power is reduced to some degree in all but Race 2. Any idea how much it's reduced? How about when PTM is off/normal? Am I running around with like 550hp unless I'm in the most lenient PTM mode? Would suck if that's the case for...

But the whole point is they last longer. So you'll be stuck with them for like 4-5 years!

Highway in anything is pretty boring. 5BW gets halfway decent highway mileage, maybe 24mpg? To me it seems a little silly to buy a brand new, yet boring car, to get what, 30% better mpg? I'd either get something outrageously cushy and quiet used (an 8-9 year old 7-series is like $20k) or - I...

I might be wrong, but I don't think you can do that with a dual-mass flywheel. Believe I read that from way back in my E39 M5 days.

Mine does that too. I think I just need to use more throttle/revs.

Realized our Blackwings can literally sprout wings at the push of a (mirror fold) button.

Yesterday I took a day off and went for a drive through the twisties, first in the 5BW and then in my Lotus Elise. I cannot recommend the combo highly enough. Both are extremely fun in completely different ways. Blackwing in gobs of instant supercharged V8 power, angry noise, tail-out antics...

It seems clear to me that the Blackwing-spec PS4Ss lose a fair amount of grip well before the tread wears out. I have 16.5k on mine, rears will probably make it to 20k before the wear bars and fronts 25-30k, but ever since 10-12k I've had much less grip esp. in the rear. I used to hook up pretty...

Re: turning radius. Agree it is awful. Worst part of the car. Apparently it's 42.4 feet. My wife's '13 Mercedes C-class sedan's is 35.3 feet. So 7 feet shorter, that's like an entire parking spot width. Funny enough, it seems even worse - there are certain streets where I can do a U-turn into...

Ordered what I wanted, within budget. Musts for me (5BW): -Manual -NO sunroof (after owning a convertible, it's a big weight penalty for 25% of that experience) -Tech Bronze wheels -Performance seats -Parking Pkg, for the cameras Wanted but couldn't justify cost: Any carbon, mainly CCBs PDR

I've owned an '07 Elise for almost 7 years, and my 5BW for more than 2 years. I'm not sure if that makes me the best or worst person to evaluate an Emira, but here's my take of a brief 15min drive of a manual V6 with comfort suspension. Coming from the BW, it didn't feel all that quick or...

No expiration date is insane. I typically only put 7k/yr in my daily (which is the 5BW) so this would be amazing.

This makes me feel better actually because the cheap Chinese (soon to be expensive Chinese) puddle lights I got have the V logo reversed on the passenger side.

Every time I see a Merc awkwardly sagging on busted air suspension, I feel a bit reassured for not getting that E63...

Savagegeese video incoming. If you've seen the others they've done, you know a refresh and Precision Pkg is more than enough for Jack to justify another go.

I had fully planned on getting one of these until the Blackwing came out. They are so nice inside and out!

And they say the Blackwing has a long name. Should just call this the PPTSe-hST

Yeah, paying ADM is a weird flex. If you want what you want and don't mind paying more to get it sooner, go for it. But kinda funny to be clowning other people for being a little more patient to avoid immediately flushing thousands down the drain. It's not like there aren't other performance...

That's the thing I don't get about the "long gearing" complaints. Traction is already an issue in 1st, so not much point in making it shorter. 1-5 are stacked pretty close... Redline in 1st is 58 and 5th is like 165? It's a long 1st and 6th, but everything else is close together. It's like an...

One reason all those high-revving N/A performance engines of the '00s got canned is they really got poor gas mileage. My Honda S2000 revved at 3,800 in 6th at 70mph, and thanks to the low torque and need for super short gears, it was only rated 20/26mpg despite only 240hp and 2,800lbs. My E90M3...