Pick: Jaguar MK II 3.8 or BMW M5 (E28)
Posted on 28-05-2015 at 21:32 by Dizono – 143 Responses”
Two powersedan’s, both with a thick, six-in-line, and rear-wheel drive, but completely different. What is the classic British class or delicious understated German power?
Recently we made a small example with 10 classic powersedans. That had, according to many of you at least 11. Of all the suggestions in the comments passed, was the Jaguar MK II is the most common. To make it right let’s in this bill for a direct comparison with other powersedan. Also the first BMW M5 came a number of times in the comments over, but is not classic enough. In addition, it was his ancestor, the M535i (E12), however, a place in the list. As a spiritual ancestor of the many German powersedan’s and other M, RS and AMG models is the first M5, however, a beautiful and formidable adversary for the Jag.
Jaguar MK II
The name MK (Mark) II suggests that there is also a Jaguar MK I was, and that’s true. It was in 1955 the light as a smaller alternative to the massive MK VII. First with a small 2,4 l6, later also with the well-known 3442 cc-large block that also did service in the XK120/140, the Le Mans-winning C – and D-type and later the XK150 and E-type. At the end of 1959 comes Jaguar with the very similar MK II, already has an 18 per cent greater glass area, and that makes the car a lot more modern, and more elegant to avoid. In addition, there will also be a 3.8-litre opgeboorde six-in-line available.
This block provides a huge capacity of 223 horsepower, good for 0-100 in 8.5 seconds and a top speed of 201 km/h. And that for five occupants! It is not for nothing that the Jaguar MK II 3.8 popular among bank robbers. The police is initially with the hands in the hair, but think quickly the ideal solution: they go up with the MK II 3.8 to drive. Until the day of today speaks the MK II to the imagination, even (or perhaps especially) when Jaguar designer Ian Callum.
BMW M5 (E28)
The story of the BMW M5 (E28) begins as said in the M535i. This has a 3.5-litre six-in-line from the 635 CSI under the hood, good for 218 hp. The landing gear is extended by BMW Motorsport taken in hand and the result is a bloedsnelle sedan. The M535i comes in 1979 on the market, but disappears already after two years again from the price list. The E12 is in 1981, namely, to be succeeded by a ” new ” 5-series: E28. This is a large modernized E12, which makes it easy to the chassis of the M535i as the basis for the first M5 to use.
This time there will be a really Motorsportblok in the 5 Series to hang in the same block that is also in the M1 and M635CSi. Thanks to its 286 pounding German horses, the M5 at that time the fastest sedan in the world. The top speed is 245 km/h in 6.5 seconds, you’re on the 100 km/h. The look is very subdued, as the clearest landmark in the black plastic spoiler, front bumpers upper. And if the buyer wanted to at least – pretty discreet M5 logo’s. Many a Porsche or Ferrari will was choke have in this German powersedan.
But what is it?
To you now the difficult task to choose, you can’t have it all. It is distinguished Jag or the iconic BMW?
Gallery: Jaguar MK II
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Gallery: BMW M5 E28
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