The E39 M5 revs to 8250k rpms (more with Dinan) and is NA, it's hard to duplicate that feel in any turbo car, even a 996TT with an 8k rev limit. That's why there is a market for a GT3 even when there is a GT2. And the presence of the interior is better in the M5. Heck I like the presence of my C5 over the 996TT. The 996 TT is better quality, but it's still boring.

The NA growl in the interior is great to.

 

that was such an epic episode...
I remember seeing it live on BBC and how my jaw dropped when Tiff did those never ending drifts in the M5...

here is that test to those that do not know what we're talking about...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osgH8kDuQcA

 

Thats the one....
This is the one that convinced me what to buy...the rear shot of the wide a$$ with the '911 HUL' plate is forever blazed into my brain
warning - volumn is loud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut3BwIkAUpY

 

And this one didn't hurt either.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sndgzf5mjy0

 

I own both a 2002 M5 59k and 2003 996tt 17k both cars are super reliable.