To say BMW is over-rated makes other brands look overrated also. Your opinion of BMW as overrated is based upon what? Your hatred against it? It’s clearly obvious you don’t like BMW, but why necessarily degrade it?

BMW is not overrated and I can give you many reasons. Sure, like most European cars, its price can be a little ‘disappointing’ and ‘misleading’; but in terms of engineering; I have to say it is one of the best. Hence why most journalists vote in favor of it.

You say Mercedes Benz have had a ‘better engineering history’?
- Mercedes-Benz can ONLY be better than BMW in terms of elegance, luxury and reputation – being the oldest brand.
- Mercedes-Benz can ONLY be better than BMW in terms of pioneering technologies…such as how they pioneered seat belts and air bags.
BUT…NOT in engineering.
- Mercedes-Benz have been known for elegance and stunning-looking cars (even at times more than BMW). But thats it. Although the AMG in-house tuner is great; its pretty much a car with a beefy, humongous, over-sized 6.3L M156 V8 engine. Despite a great car and being ridiculously fast, the car is no exceptional ‘evolution’ or ‘benchmark’ to engineering. It wins awards and gets the favorite vote because most of the [insert class]-63 AMGs are faster than most its rivals. If an AMG is given credit for its speed and beefy power; who is to say a Cadillac CTS is good also?

If Mercedes-Benz REALLY was ‘better’ than BMW at engineering; how hard can it be for Mercedes-Benz to win awards at the International Engine of the Year award? For the oldest, most respectable, globally recognized brand that is known for its high quality-assured craftsmanship; it surely can’t be that hard to win a stupid medal/title?

The award might seem stupid, but the majority vote of 50+ different automotive journalists around the world says a lot about which brand ‘engineer’ better engines than the other, especially when it is the core component of a car. The same can be said for Wards Top Engine List – can’t be hard for it to win some either?

You might argue that Mercedes-Benz also make good engines, its true and is one of many reasons why you’ll find an AMG engine in a Pagani Zonda F. But you’ll find BMW engines being utilised in other cars as well. One should recall the famous, past-time Mclaren-F1 and the present Ascari A10 – an even faster car than the Pagani Zonda F.

Although I’m not particularly in favor of BMW at the present moment with some of its designs [excluding the Xs, 7 series and 3 series], I find it reputable when it comes to ‘engineering’ – which you so happen to diss it for.

Oh.. to the guy who says it’s silly to compare both.. don’t cry, the comparison is fair. 5.0L 507hp V10, against a 3.6L 450hp flat six engine. By all calculations, BMW should’ve launched before the Porsche and should’ve maintained lead until.. it reaches it 155mph speed limit.

All round probably just a fractionally sportier drive, but I reckon that you’d be hard pushed to tell the difference between this and the normal M6 from behind the wheel.

It’s pretty cool the way they synchronized the driver videos. It would have been better if they’d done that on the driver + car shots too.